Beloved, we
have been baptized into the death of Christ. It is as we say: "I have had
a very blessed life, and I have had many blessed experiences, and God has
done many things for me; but I am conscious there is something wrong still;
I am conscious that this life of rest and victory is not really mine."
Before Christ got His life of rest and victory on the throne, He had to die
and give up all. Do you it, too, and you shall with Him share His victory
and glory. It is as we follow Jesus in His death, that His resurrection,
power and joy will be ours.
And then comes our last point. The fifth step in His wondrous path was: He
was lifted up to be forever with the Father. Because He humbled Himself,
therefore God highly exalted Him. Wherein cometh the beauty and the
blessedness of that exaltation of Jesus? For Himself perfect fellowship
with the Father; for others participation in the power of God's
omnipotence. Yes, that was the fruit of His death. Scripture promises not
only that God will, in the resurrection life, give us joy, and peace that
passeth all understanding, victory over sin, and rest in God, but He will
baptize us with the Holy Ghost; or, in other words, will fill us with the
Holy Ghost.
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