EXPERIENCE JESUS EVERY DAY Holy Spirit Baptism and Indwelling

Many believers seek the baptism in the

Holy Spirit as a token and guarantee of salvation. They hear about
the experience that others had when they received the baptism in the
Holy Spirit and they desire it for themselves also. They also desire
the ability to speak in tongues, as those do that have received the
Holy Spirit baptism. What many do not understand is that the Baptism
in the Holy Spirit is promised to ALL who wish to follow Jesus, not
just as a once off experience but the Indwelling of the Spirit with
subsequent manifestations of the Holy Spirit in and through them.

We read the words of Peter on the day
of Pentecost in Acts 2:38,39 Peter said
to
them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit. 39“For
the promise is for you and your children and for ALL, who are far
off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

The people did not understand what was
happening when the Holy Spirit was given and Peter explained it to
them. Acts 2:15-21“For
these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the
third hour of the day; 16but
this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

      17‘AND
IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says,
            ‘THAT I WILL
POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND;
            AND
YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY,
            AND
YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS,
            AND
YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;

      18EVEN
ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN,
            I WILL
IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT
            And
they shall prophesy.

      19‘AND I WILL
GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE
            AND
SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW,
            BLOOD, AND
FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.

      20‘THE
SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS
            AND
THE MOON INTO BLOOD,
            BEFORE
THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.

      21‘AND
IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
WILL BE SAVED.’

When Jesus gave His disciples the Great
Commission prior to ascending to heaven He told them about the signs
that would follow, the manifestations of the Holy Spirit that those
would experience who obey the gospel. We read in Mark 16:15-18. “And
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to
all creation. 16“He
who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has
disbelieved shall be condemned. 17“These
signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will
cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18they
will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it
will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will
recover.”

Those who believe
and obey the gospel of Jesus will experience Him every day, if they
stay with Him and keep following and obeying Him. The signs that
Jesus spoke about will follow them. They will speak in new tongues,
lay their hands on the sick and they will recover, cast our demons,
prophesy, see visions and dream dreams. The Holy Spirit baptism
should not be a once off occurrence where the believer speaks in
tongues and then walks away. We can only experience Jesus and bear
fruit for His kingdom if we stay with Him, walk with Him, every day.

Do not just seek for an experience.
Seek Jesus. Obey and follow Him and you will experience Him every
day.

May Jesus bless you.