"The Cross, and Kingdom Miracles"

The power of the Kingdom, the Holy Spirit, and the Gospel of the Cross are welded together. The work of Christ, especially in His death, tore down the wall between this world and the other world of God’s Kingdom. Since then, the Holy Spirit has invested everything in the crucified Christ. He works His wonders solely on redemption ground. The Spirit supports the Gospel only, always and everywhere. What more do we need? One man filled with the Spirit is better than a hundred committees that keep minutes but lose hours. When God so loved the world, He did not form a committee – He sent His Son. When His redemptive work was done, the Son sent the Spirit. Christ said believers are the light of the world, but they need the Holy Spirit to switch them on.

No doubt many people are eager for miracles, but it will save many from disillusionment if they know that miracles belong only to the Gospel – nothing else. No marvels for the sake of marvels. God is not in the business of supplying marvels to bring fame to any strutting egotist. The Holy Spirit, in league with the crucified Christ, has one goal: to defeat the devil through the Gospel. The Gospel is totally comprehensive, leaving nothing untouched – earth, hell, or heaven. Theologian George Lindberg, in ‘The Nature of Doctrine,’ says, “A scriptural world is able to absorb the universe.”

As a Christian, I knew that the Cross had a spiritual effect in my life, but when I spoke with tongues, it reached me as an earthly person. The Father in heaven and the Son on earth are both concerned with redemption, each in His own sphere, as Jesus expressed: “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.”

Christ’s work on earth affected earth, and the Father’s work affected glory. Jesus came here – for here. If it was only to get us an entrance into heaven, He might have arranged it in heaven – but salvation had to be produced on earth for earthly purposes. My baptism in the Spirit touched both my spirit and my body, typical of the true nature of the Christian faith.

Open your heart to the Holy Spirit today!