The Holy Spirit by David Harsha
The Spirit is given to supply the Savior's absence and to apply
to our souls the redemption finished on Calvary. It is His blessed
work to glorify Jesus, to testify of Him. Through His power we
are renewed and sanctified, filled with all joy and peace in believing
and abound in hope of a blissful immortality. The Spirit reveals
the Savior to our souls in a manner that renders Him exceedingly
precious in our estimation. He shows us His excellence, the
perfection of His divine nature, as the brightness of the Father's
glory, His power as the Creator of all things, His wisdom, His
immutability, His eternity. The Spirit exhibits to us the
amazing love of Jesus to sinners, the wonders of His incarnation,
the amiableness of His life on earth, the spotless purity of
His character, the unparalleled sufferings of His life, the fruits
of His death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession. The Spirit
shows us Christ's suitableness to our needs as sinners. He points
us to Calvary and whispers in our ears the cheering truth that
we have redemption through the blood of Jesus, even the forgiveness
of sins. The Spirit comforts us amid all
the tribulations of earth by assuring us that our trials are
but light and momentary, by perfecting His strength in our weakness,
by bringing to our remembrance that many precious words of the
Lord Jesus by communicating to us the things of God, by lifting
our hearts above the world, and by pointing us to a home of rest
and glory beyond the skies where tribulation and anguish and death
never come. Yes, by His divine power thus
operating on our minds, He enables us to look far beyond the present.
He directs faith's far-reaching eye to our Father's house and
the fountains of immortal life flowing through those sweet fields
beyond the swelling flood, the sight of which makes us long
to be there, that we may see Jesus as He is and taste His
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