Holy Spirits Royal Plan

    The Holy Spirit has a royal plan, a heavenly plan. He came to unveil the King, to show the character of God, to unveil the precious blood of Jesus. Because we have the Holy Spirit within us, we can see Jesus clothed for humanity. He was moved by the Spirit, led by the Spirit. We read of some who heard the Word of God but did not benefit from it because faith was lacking in them (Heb. 4:2). We must have a living faith in God's Word, a faith that is quickened by the Spirit.
    A man may be saved and still be carnally minded. When many people hear about the infilling of the Holy Spirit, their carnal minds at once arise against the Holy Spirit. "The carnal mind...is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be" (Rom. 8:7). One time, Jesus' disciples wanted to call down fire from heaven as a punishment against a Samaritan village for not welcoming Him. But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what manner of spirit you are" (Luke 9:55).

For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.           (2 Cor. 5:4-5)

    When we are clothed with the Spirit, our human depravity is covered and everything that is contrary to the mind of God is destroyed. God must have people for Himself who are being clothed with a heavenly habotation, perfectly prepared by the Holy Spirit for the Day of the Lord. " For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven" (2 Cor. 5:2).
    Was Paul speaking here only about the coming of the Lord? No. Yet this condition of preparedness on earth is related to our heavenly state. The Holy Spirit is coming to take out of the world a church that is a perfect bride. He must find in us perfect yieldedness, with every desire subjected to Him. He has come to reveal Christ in us so that the glorious flow of the life of God may flow out of us, bringing "rivers of living water" (John 7:38) to the thirsty land.

" If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness" (Rom. 8:10).

"For all that is in the world; the lust of the fleah, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life; is not of the Father but is of the world" (1 John 2:16).

    The Spirit has to breath into us a new occupancy, a new order. He came to give the vision of a new life in Christ.

"[God] Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began; But is now made manifest by the appearing our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, adn hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" (2 Tim. 1:9-10)

    We are "saved", called with "a holy calling" ----"called to be saints" (Rom. 1:7), holy, pure, Godlike, sons with power ( John 1:12). It has been a long time now since the debt of sin has been settled, our redemption was secured, and death was abolished. Mortality is a hindrance, but death no longer has power. Sin no longer has dominion. You reign in Christ; you appropriate His finished work. Don't groan a nd travail for a week if you are in need; "only believe" (Mark 5:36). Don't fight to get some special thing; "only believe." It is according to your faith that you will receive (Matt. 9:29). God blesses you with faith. "Have faith in God" (Mark 11:22). If you are free in God, believe, and it will come to pass.

"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, siiting at the right hand of God" (Col. 3:1).

    Stir yourselves up, beloved! Where are you? Have you been planted with Christ in the likeness of His death, and been risen with Christ (Rom. 6:5)? If so it was beautiful planting. Be seated with Him in heavenly places (Eph. 2:6). God credits us with righteousness through faith in Christ (Rom. 4:5), and if we believe Him. Why should we doubt?

    Leave Doubting Street; live on Faith-Victory Street. Jesus sent the seventy out, and they came back in victory. It takes God to make it real. Dare to believe Him, until everything that is not of God is withere, and the life of Jesus is implanted within you.