When we receive the life of Christ through the Holy Spirit, He unites us with God so that His love is demonstrated in us. The goal of the indwelling Holy Spirit is not just to unite us with God, but to do it in such a way that we will be one with the Father in exactly the same way Jesus was. And what kind of oneness did Jesus Christ have with the Father? He had such a oneness with the Father that He was obedient when His Father sent Him down here to be poured out for us. And He says to us, "As the Father has sent Me, I also send you" ( John 20:21 ).
- My Utmost For His Highest, Mar 3
Sometimes our motivation for spiritual growth is selfish. We want the Holy Spirit to dwell in us so that we can be protected, guided and empowered. We want to be close to the Father because we want to be loved. We just want to be blessed with all sorts of good stuff. It's all about me.
But God send Jesus to pour out his life and so should we be poured out. Are we really prepared to be poured out as we follow the Lord? Why do we never talk about this in evangelistic setting?
Avoiding the truth about following God will only produce Christian who avoid the truth.
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