Morning, June 19
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“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.”
Acts 2:4
Rich were the blessings of this day if all of us were filled with
the Holy Ghost. The consequences of this sacred filling of the soul
it would be impossible to overestimate. Life, comfort, light, purity,
power, peace; and many other precious blessings are inseparable from
the Spirit’s benign presence. As sacred oil , he anoints the head of the believer, sets him apart to the priesthood
of saints, and gives him grace to execute his office aright. As the
only truly purifying water he cleanses us from the power of sin and sanctifies us unto holiness,
working in us to will and to do of the Lord’s good pleasure. As the light , he manifested to us at first our lost estate, and now he reveals
the Lord Jesus to us and in us, and guides us in the way of righteousness.
Enlightened by his pure celestial ray, we are no more darkness but
light in the Lord. As fire , he both purges us from dross, and sets our consecrated nature on
a blaze. He is the sacrificial flame by which we are enabled to offer
our whole souls as a living sacrifice unto God. As heavenly dew , he removes our barrenness and fertilizes our lives. O that he would
drop from above upon us at this early hour! Such morning dew would
be a sweet commencement for the day. As the dove , with wings of peaceful love he broods over his Church and over the
souls of believers, and as a Comforter he dispels the cares and doubts
which mar the peace of his beloved. He descends upon the chosen as
upon the Lord in Jordan, and bears witness to their sonship by working
in them a filial spirit by which they cry Abba, Father. As the wind , he brings the breath of life to men; blowing where he listeth he
performs the quickening operations by which the spiritual creation
is animated and sustained. Would to God, that we might feel his presence
this day and every day.