“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water”. – John 7:38(KJV)
The flow of Rivers of living water indicates the flow of the Holy Spirit. John 7:38(KJV) says He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” And we saw that after the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples while they were together in one place on the day of Pentecost. Acts 2:4(KJV) says of this event; …”And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance”.
This was baptism of the Holy Spirit but it did not come automatically; the bible says they were all with one accord. This shows that they were united with each other and with Christ. This tells us of the condition for Holy Ghost baptism.
Firstly, you must believe in Christ as stated in John 7:38. And secondly, you must be in unity with Christ and your brethren. Every spirit of disunity will work against the in-filling of the Holy Ghost.
After they were filled, what happened, they lost control of their tongues to the Spirit as they began to speak with other tongues. Though the bible says in James 3:8(KJV)“…But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison”. But the Holy Spirit can control it!So what we need is to yield the rest of our body to the Holy Spirit for control and we shall continuously experience the power of the Holy Spirit.
How then do I know if I have the baptism of the Holy Spirit? As stated in Acts 2:4, the outward proof is that we will speak in other tongue immediately we get baptised in the Holy Spirit. As we know, anyone being burnt by fire will scream so is the baptism of Holy Spirit. As you are being baptised, you will begin to speak in tongues as evidence that fire of God has come upon you.
Prayer: Father, baptise me with the Holy Spirit today and let me experience a fresh in filling of your power in Jesus name.
Bro. BiodunOyapero