The Holy Spirit
(David Harsha, "The Savior's Ascension") LISTEN to Audio! Download Audio
The Spirit is given to supply the Savior's absence, and to apply to our souls the redemption finished on Calvary. It is His blessed work to glorify Jesus—to testify of Him.
Through His power we are:
renewed and sanctified,
filled 'with all joy and peace in believing,'
and 'abound in hope' of a blissful immortality.
The Spirit reveals the Savior to our souls in a manner that renders Him exceedingly precious in our estimation. He shows us . . .
His excellence,
the perfections of His divine nature, as the brightness of the Father's glory
His power, as the Creator of all things,
His wisdom,
His immutability,
His eternity!
The Spirit exhibits to us . . .
the amazing love of Jesus to sinners,
the wonders of His incarnation,
the amiableness of His life on earth,
the spotless purity of His character,
the unparalleled sufferings of His life,
the fruits of His death, resurrection, ascension and intercession!
The Spirit shows us His suitableness to our needs as sinners. He points us to Calvary, and whispers in our ears the cheering truth that we have redemption through the blood of Jesus, even the forgiveness of sins!
The Spirit comforts us amid all the tribulations of earth:
by assuring us that our trials are but light and momentary,
by perfecting His strength in our weakness,
by bringing to our remembrance the many precious words of the Lord Jesus,
by communicating to us the things of God,
by lifting our hearts above the world, and
by pointing us to a home of rest and glory beyond the skies—where tribulation, and anguish, and death, never come!
Yes, by His divine power thus operating on our minds, He enables us to look far beyond the present. He direct faith's far reaching eye to our Father's house, and the fountains of immortal life, flowing through those sweet fields beyond the swelling flood—the sight of which makes us long to be there, that we may see Jesus as He is, and taste His goodness on the shores of the promised land!