The Holy Spirit Our Helper

[Thompson, Darryl]

The Holy Spirit Our Helper 

     For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of
God. Rom. 8:14.  

     Through the ministry of the angels the Holy Spirit is enabled to
work upon the mind and heart of the human agent and draw him to Christ.
. . . But the Spirit of God does not interfere with the freedom of the
human agent. The Holy Spirit is given to be a helper, so that man may
cooperate with the Divine, and it is given to Him to draw the soul but
never to force obedience.  

     Christ is ready to impart all heavenly influences. He knows every
temptation that comes to man, and the capabilities of each. He weighs
his strength. He sees the present and the future, and presents before
the mind the obligations that should be met, and urges that common,
earthly things shall not be permitted to be so absorbing that eternal
things shall be lost out of the reckoning. The Lord has fullness of
grace to bestow on every one that will receive of the heavenly gift. The
Holy Spirit will bring the God-entrusted capabilities into Christ's
service, and will mold and fashion the human agent according to the
divine Pattern.  

     The Holy Spirit is our efficiency in the work of character
building, in forming characters after the divine similitude. When we
think ourselves capable of molding our own experience, we make a great
mistake. We can never of ourselves obtain the victory over temptation.
But those who have genuine faith in Christ will be worked by the Holy
Spirit. The soul in whose heart faith abides will grow into a beautiful
temple for the Lord. He is directed by the grace of Christ. Just in
proportion as he depends on the Holy Spirit's teaching he will grow.  

     The influence of the Holy Spirit is the life of Christ in the soul.
We do not now see Christ and speak to Him, but His Holy Spirit is just
as near us in one place as another. It works in and through every one
who receives Christ. Those who know the indwelling of the Spirit reveal
the fruit of the Spirit--love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith.  

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