" And when did the Kingdom come--that Kingdom of God upon
earth? When the Holy Ghost descended. On Ascension Day the King went and
sat down upon the throne at the right hand of God, and the Kingdom of God,
in Christ, the Kingdom of Heaven upon earth, was inaugurated. When the Holy
Ghost came down He brought God into the heart, and Christ, and established
the rule of God in power. I am afraid sometimes, that in speaking of the
Holy Spirit we forget one thing. The Holy Spirit is very much spoken of in
connection with power; and it is right that we should seek power. It is not
so much spoken of in connection with the graces. And yet these are always
more important than the gifts of power--the holiness, the humility, the
meekness, the gentleness, and the lovingness; these are the true marks of
the Kingdom. We speak rightly of the Holy Spirit as the only one who can
breathe all this into us. But I think there is a third thing almost more
important, that we forget, and that is: in the Spirit, the Father and the
Son themselves come.
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