February 14, 1898

“Receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit” The Bible Echo 13, 7, p. 49.

ATJ

THE time to favour Zion, yea, the time, is come. This is the truth to-day. The time has come to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is freely given, and is now waiting to be received.BEST February 14, 1898, page 49.1

Correspondence from all over the work plainly reveals that God is moving upon the minds of His people to seek, and pray, and believe, for the Holy Spirit. This can be only of the Spirit Himself He Himself is creating a longing, a hungering and thirsting, for the Holy Spirit, which He alone can satisfy with His fulness. He leads in a way to show that a certain thing is the one thing to do, and that it must be done at once. And when the step is taken, light in, blessing an I progress attend it. And we can only say, “Lead thou me on.”BEST February 14, 1898, page 49.2

For twenty-three years I have been studying the Bible, and must say that to me that book never said so much about the Holy Spirit as it does now. It seems now that most precious teaching with reference to the Spirit of God stands out everywhere. The word is freighted with it. And all this wealth of instruction only creates a longing for more of that blessed Spirit, and more of His gracious and gentle teaching.BEST February 14, 1898, page 49.3

The Holy Spirit has come. He is given. He “awaits our demand and reception,” and “brings all other blessings in His train.” Joy, joy, to every soul! Let us be glad, and rejoice, and give honour to Him.BEST February 14, 1898, page 49.4

A. T. JONES.