Filled With The Holy Spirit

From: Today God Is First - Os Hillman

John 14:26 "The Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will instruct you in everything, and remind you of all that I told you."

Billy Graham, the great evangelist, shared a personal story about the role of the Holy Spirit in his life-long ministry and how he came to see the importance of being filled with the Holy Spirit.

"In my life there have been times when I have had the sense of being filled with the Spirit, knowing that some special strength was added for some task I was being called to perform. In 1954 we sailed for England for a crusade that was to last for three months. While on the ship, I experienced a definite sense of oppression. Satan seemed to have assembled a formidable array of his artillery against me. Almost night and day I prayed. I knew in a new way what Paul was telling us when he spoke about 'praying without ceasing.' Then one day in a prayer meeting, as I wept before the Lord, I was filled with deep assurance that power belonged to God and He was faithful. From that moment on I was confident that God the Holy Spirit was in control for the tasks that lay ahead. That proved true."

As a believer, God has provided the Holy Spirit for you and I so that we can experience the power of the gospel that allows us to live the Christian life.

Today, if you have not done so, invite the Holy Spirit to fill your life to overflowing so that you can be a witness in your workplace, city and nation.