FILLED
I. FILLED WITH
A. There are many
things you can be filled with.
Genesis 6:11 The earth also was corrupt
before God, and the earth was filled
with violence.
Exodus 16:12 I have heard the murmurings of
the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At
even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread;
and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
Exodus 28:3 And thou shalt speak unto all
that are wise hearted, whom I have filled
with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s
garments to consecrate
him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s
office.
Proverbs 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the
fruit of their own way, and be filled
with their own devices.
Proverbs 12:21 There shall no evil happen to
the just: but the wicked shall be filled
with mischief.
Proverbs 30:22 For a servant when he
reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Isaiah 21:3 Therefore are my loins filled
with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as
the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down
at the hearing of it; I
was dismayed at the seeing of it.
Jeremiah 51:5 For Israel hath not been
forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD
of hosts; though their land was filled with sin
against the Holy One of Israel.
Ezekiel 23:33 Thou shalt be filled with
drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of
astonishment and desolation, with
the cup of thy sister Samaria.
Luke 4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when
they heard these things, were
filled with wrath,
Luke 5:26 And they were all amazed, and they
glorified God, and were filled
with fear, saying, We have seen
strange things to day.
Luke 6:11 And they were filled with madness;
and communed one with another what
they might do to Jesus.
Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the
multitudes, they were filled with envy,
and spake against those things
which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
B. People who
were filled with the Holy Ghost
Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight
of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine
nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy
Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
It is God’s prerogative to make “great.” When he does it, the man is very humble, but
when man attempts it, he is very conceited. Dake.
Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when
Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the
babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with
the Holy Ghost:
Luke 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled
with the Holy Ghost, and
prophesied, saying,
Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy
Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of
the people, and elders of Israel,
Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place
was shaken where they were assembled
together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake
the word of God with boldness.
Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and
entered into the house; and putting
his hands on him said, Brother
Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto
thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that
thou mightest receive thy
sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. [Before water baptism.]
Acts 10:44 While Peter yet spake these words,
the Holy Ghost fell on all them
which heard the word. [Before water baptism.]
Tongues followed filling by Holy
Ghost.
Acts 10:46 For they heard them speak with
tongues, and magnify God. Then
answered Peter,
Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with
joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess; but be filled
with the Spirit;
This is the privilege of every
Christian. It is true that every
born-again man receives
the Spirit of sonship and has the Holy Spirit in a measure
(Romans 8:9, 14-16), but
this is not the kind of filling one may yet receive if
he will accept truth and seek God
for the fullness of the Spirit. Dake
Scriptures that refer to an amount of the
Spirit:
John 3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh
the words of God: for God
giveth not
the Spirit by measure unto him.
Jesus was not limited.
II Kings 2:9 And it came to pass, when they
were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha,
Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And
Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
II. YOU MAY BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST
A. It is a
Promise. God cannot lie.
Pr 1:23
1:23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you,
I will make known my words unto
you.
Joel 2:28-29
(v.
28) And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall
see visions:
(v. 29) And also upon the servants and upon
the handmaids in those days will I pour
out my spirit.
Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of
my Father upon you: but tarry
ye in the city of Jerusalem,
until ye be endued with power from on high.
John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly
shall flow rivers of living
water.
Acts 2:33
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of
the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye
now see and hear.
B. It is a Gift.
Luke 11:13
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children:
how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 10:45 And they of the circumcision which
believed were astonished, as
many as came with Peter, because
that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift
of the Holy Ghost.
III. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY
GHOST
A. It is your
duty because you have a promise of it.
The Christian Church cannot rise to its true
stature in accomplishing the purposes of
God when its members operate largely through
the gifts of nature, neglecting the true
gifts and graces of the Spirit of God. A.W. Tozer pg. 33
B. Because God
has commanded it.
1. "Be filled" is not a tentative suggestion, a
mild recommendation, a polite piece of
advice. It is
a command which comes to us from Christ with all authority of one of his chosen
apostles. We have no more liberty to escape this duty
than we have the ethical duties which surround
the text, e.g. to speak the truth, to do honest work, to be kind and
forgiving to one another, or
to live lives of purity and love. The
fullness of the Holy Ghost is not optional for the
Christian, but obligatory.
2.
The Prohibition and the Command
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess; but be filled
with the Spirit;
We are none of us to get drunk; we are all of us to be
Spirit-filled. Like the command to
sobriety
and self-control, the command to seek the Spirit's fullness is addressed
without
exception
to all the people of God.
C. It is
essential to your own growth in grace that you should be filled with the
Spirit.
IV. HAVE YE RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST
Read Acts 19:1 -7
V. HE SHALL BAPTIZE YOU
Define Baptize:
907 baptizo {bap-tid'-zo} from a derivative of 911; TDNT -
1:529,92; verb
AV - baptize (76), wash 2,
baptist 1, baptized + 2258 1; 80
1) to dip repeatedly, to
immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk)
2) to cleanse by dipping or
submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe
3) to overwhelm
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Not to be confused with 911,
bapto. The clearest example that shows the meaning of baptizo is a text from
the Greek poet and physician Nicander, who lived about 200 B.C. It is a recipe
for making pickles and is helpful because it uses both words. Nicander says
that in order to make a pickle, the vegetable should first be 'dipped' (bapto)
into boiling water and then 'baptised' (baptizo) in the
vinegar solution. Both verbs
concern the immersing of vegetables in a solution. But the first is temporary.
The second, the act of baptising the vegetable, produces a permanent change.
When used in the New
Testament, this word more often refers to our union and identification with
Christ than to our water baptism. e.g. Mark 16:16. 'He that believes and is
baptised shall be saved'.
Christ is saying that mere
intellectual assent is not enough. There must be a union with him, a real
change, like the vegetable to the pickle!
Bible Study Magazine, James
Montgomery Boice, May 1989.
Mt. 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance.
but he that cometh after me
is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mark 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he
shall baptize you with
the Holy Ghost.
Luke 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
VI. THE TRINITY WORKING TOGETHER
A. The Son -->
I will come to you
John 14:18
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
B. The Father and
the Son --> We will come
John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words:
and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our
abode with him.
C. The Holy
Ghost --> When he is come John 16: 7-8
(v. 7) Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It
is expedient for you that I go away: for if I
go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but
if I depart, I will send
him unto you.
(v. 8) And when he is come, he will reprove
the world of sin, and of righteousness,
and of judgment:
VII. YE SHALL BE BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY GHOST
A. Acts 11:16
Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the
Holy Ghost.
B. Isa. 44:3 -4
(v. 3) For I will pour water upon him that is
thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I
will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing
upon thine offspring:
(v. 4) And they shall spring up as among the
grass, as willows by the water courses.
C. Plainly I can
say that some folks who carry their big Bibles to impress others will never
be filled with the Holy Spirit until they
drop their sleek, smooth exterior of
being
"well taught" and earnestly desire
God's humble plan for their lives.
After the desire must come a determination to
go through with God on His terms--and
even then, they will not be filled and owned
and controlled by the Spirit of God until
in desperation they throw themselves into the
arms of God!
In the desire of our faith, we have to close
our eyes and make a leap into the arms of
Jesus!
After all the help, after all the instructions, after all the study,
after all the Bible
verses you can remember have not done the
work, after every trick and everything
you know to move toward God have failed, your
heart in desperation cries,
"Fill
me now! Oh, fill me now!" A. W.
Tozer pg 44