Read: I John 3:19-24
Hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us (I John 3:24).
The Daily Witness
A willing and progressive obedience is a continuing sign that we are sanctified wholly. The witness to the presence of God’s Holy Spirit is not a dove perched upon the heads of God’s people, but the dove nestled within their hearts. By the fruits of a holy life, by daily fellowship and communion with the Holy Spirit, God bears witness with our spirits that we are His children. This witness is daily renewed and it is satisfying to the heart.
In the long run there is no other witness that can be continuously satisfying. We thank God for that inner assurance which came to us at an altar of prayer. But today that assurance is in the past. At best, we had the witness that we were at that time sanctified wholly. What we need is the assurance that we are now well pleasing to God, that His Holy Spirit is living in us and working through us today.
Is your witness too far in the past? Is it faint? Uncertain? Seemingly gone? This does not necessarily mean that the Holy Spirit has gone. It means that you have paid too little attention to Him and your awareness of His presence has grown dim.
Do you want that assuring witness again? Then turn to Him now. Tell Him that you belong to Him. Remind Him that you love Him supremely. Ask Him to show you any place where you have been careless. Fix it up and begin to do His will at that point. Undertake today some service of love for Him. Your witness will soon return with satisfying assurance.
Affirmation For Today I shall today seek to make same conscious contact with God’s Holy Spirit.