He who "begets within him a hope of fuller
righteousness through faith in Christ."

"And every virtue we possess,
And every victory won,
And every thought of holiness,
Are His alone."

Blessed be God for this work of the Holy Spirit within the heart
of every true child of His!

But, great and gracious as is this work, it is not the fiery
pentecostal baptism with the Spirit which is promised; it is not
the fullness of the Holy Ghost to which we are exhorted. It is
only the clear dawn of the day, and not the rising of the day-star.
This is only the initial work of the Spirit. It is perfect of
its kind, but it is preparatory to another and fuller work,
about which I wish to write.

Jesus said to His disciples, concerning the Holy Spirit, that
"the world" (the unsaved, unrepentant) "cannot receive" Him,
"because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him"; because they
resist Him, and will not permit Him to work in their hearts. And
then Jesus added, "but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you...."
He had begun His work in them, but there was more to follow, for
Jesus said, "and shall be in you."

When a man is building himself a house, he is in and out of it
and round about it. But we do not say he lives in it until it has
been completed. And it is in that sense that Jesus said, "He