WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SING THE HIGH PRAISES? No. 9b.

Men, we must never forget that it is not necessarily brilliant minds that God looks for, nor men of noble birth who have the best tutorage and training this world can offer. On the contrary, God looks for Holy Spirit filled men.

I remember the words of C. T. Studd:
“Only one life, ‘twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.”

Why do we spend so much time and effort educating our children to be successful in this world and yet make such little effort by comparison to make sure they are spiritually educated and filled with the Holy Spirit? To be filled with the Holy Spirit is God’s way of success, not only for this world, but also for eternity.

This world needs Holy Spirit filled men and women although they don’t know it. When this world meets with Spirit filled Christians they should feel their impact shaking the very foundation of their lives. Christians who are not Spirit filled are barely scratching the surface of their fellowman.

Acts 4:8, 13 says: “Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them. . . Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, THAT THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS.”

Acts 2:1-4: “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

Our nation, churches, and families need men and women, fathers and mothers, and children who are filled with the Holy Spirit.

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell