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(12/20/2000) how to receive the baptism?


Hello prayer warriors, 1. Prayer note: how to receive the baptism? [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: We've been talking about the baptism of the Holy Spirit in the past prayer emails, why we need the baptism so that we can be powerful witnesses for Him and what is the criteria for accepting the baptism. The main criteria is that we need to be a believer first. That is all we need. And the criteria for receiving ... is faith. This is what the scripture says: [Luke 11:9-13] 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 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? Many of us are familiar with [Luke 11:9-10]. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find. How many of us go on to read the context of this? God is talking about the Holy Spirit. He is a great Gift from God and if it is Christmas time, maybe He is the perfect gift for you. God desires to give us this gift and He has promised in His Word that if we ask the heavenly Father to give the Holy Spirit to us that ask of Him, He will give us the Holy Spirit. He will not give us anything evil. Take the Word of God and just believe His Word by faith. If you believe, all you have to do is ask and God will baptise you with the Holy Spirit. Now, what about tongues? In the book of Acts, the infilling of the Holy Spirit is usually evidenced by the act of speaking in tongues. If you are not familiar with speaking in tongues, please read the recent prayer email archives. I found a scripture in Acts where Paul was baptized with the Holy Spirit [Acts 9:17-18]. However, it was not mentioned that he spoke in tongues immediately. This is what I believe. It is possible to be baptized with the Holy Spirit and receive tongues later. Why am I so sure of this? Because I received the baptism but did not receive the tongues immediately. How do I know then that I was indeed baptized? Because His Word says that if I ask Him of the Holy Spirit, my Father in heaven will give the Holy Spirit to me. And secondly, when I asked for the baptism, some supernatural things happened to me. Even though I did not speak in tongues, I went home and opened my bible. For the first time in my life, the bible became alive to me. I can't describe it but the words jumped out of the text and I could understand. I'm not saying that you cannot understand the bible when you are not baptised with the Holy Spirit, but I am relating my personal experience. Another thing happened to me. I don't know what came over me but I had this supernatural boldness to share the gospel. I talked to people on the bus, in my school, to my family. God gave me this boldness that He promised in [Acts 1:8]. Everyone's experience may be different but the main thing is, as with any other thing with God, you need to receive by faith. So, if you want to receive, say this prayer after me before God: (Note: if you are not a believer yet, please read the previous email before you proceed. You need to be a believer first before you can receive this baptism: http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=11&forumtype=3&topicid=1572&table=prayer ) "Father in Heaven, You have promised in Your Word that when I ask You for the Holy Spirit, You will always give me the Holy Spirit. I ask that You baptise me with Your Holy Spirit and with fire. I receive Your baptism by faith and I thank You that even right now You are filling me with the Holy Spirit. I desire to be filled so completely by You Lord so that I will be a powerful witness for You. Thank You Lord. I am filled even right now in Jesus' Mighty Name. Thank You Father. In Jesus' Name, Amen." 2. New prayer requests: i. job posting -- davway71 http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1562&table=prayer ii. the company that I'm working for -- ephlee http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1563&table=prayer iii. Personal answers -- kimeee http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1565&table=prayer iv. Please pray for my daughters -- gmles http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1566&table=prayer v. pray for our new leader -- guest http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=1567&table=prayer 3. Number of prayer warriors: 596 We welcome cindyrae421, snowangel, josieb, williamting, 74145, pas, veronica and rosebell into our prayer group. 1 has unsubscribed and 1 email has become invalid. in Christ, waihun
Wednesday, December 20, 2000 10:31:53 AM waihun
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