In his book, Absolute Surrender, Andrew Murray stated that there are many Christians who hardly know that when they believed, they received the Holy Spirit. Is this a true or false statement?
He goes on to say that if you asked someone who called themselves a Christian, they might say that they received forgiveness for their sins and the security of knowing they were going to heaven, but as to the question of receiving the Holy Spirit, they would be unsure. Is this a true or false statement?
He also says that the reason the Church has so little effect on the world around them is because after having begun in the Spirit, we have tried to perfect the work of the Spirit in the flesh, by our own self effort. In other words, we have been serving God in our own strength. Is this a true or false statement? (How do you know if you are living by the Spirit or the flesh? Read Galatians 5:16-26 to see which list you fits you)
I hate to admit it, but I think the above statements are true. I don't know many (including myself) who are walking in the power of the Holy Spirit. (I am not referring to the hyper emotional expressions you see in some churches) I don't know many Christians with hearts full of joy and strength, and living lives that have been radically transformed by divine power, to do the will of God. Do you?
Praise God for His faithfulness in revealing Himself to us. May our prayer be that we will live by the Spirit!
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