Lord, we come to Thee, and with liberty

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Lord, we come to Thee, and with liberty
  Claim we now from Thee pow’r of might;
For Thy kingdom’s sake, may we pow’r partake,
  Sitting in the heavenlies to fight.
 
Power! power! clothe us with Thy power!
With Thy mighty power from on high!
Power! power! clothe us with Thy power!
  Boldly, as Thy Body, now we cry!
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Lord, we look to Thee and with certainty
  Claim we now from Thee show’r divine.
For Thy Body’s sake, may we show’r partake,
  Thus be fitted for the work of Thine.
 
Shower! shower! pour on us Thy shower!
Pour Thy heav’nly shower from on high!
Shower! shower! pour on us Thy shower!
  Boldly, as Thy Body, now we cry!
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Lord, we wait on Thee, and with surety
  Claim we now from Thee fire divine.
For Thy gospel’s sake, may we fire partake,
  That the People’s heart Thou may refine.
 
Fire! fire! give us tongues of fire!
To proclaim Thy message from on high!
Fire! fire! give us tongues of fire!
  Boldly, as Thy Body, now we cry!

Copyright Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission.

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Sep 20 2025
Un Hermano

THE OUTWARD FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The believers have the need of both the inward life and the outward power. The Holy Spirit of God in His two aspects meets this twofold need of the believers. The consummate work of the inward Holy Spirit of life in the believers is to fill the believers inwardly in the aspect of life that they may live a spiritual and overcoming life. The primary work of the outward Holy Spirit of power on the believers is to fill the believers outwardly in the aspect of work that they may carry out a work of authority for the Lord. Therefore, we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit inwardly and outwardly.

The Function of the Outward Filling of the Holy Spirit

1. For Spiritual Work That It May Be Powerful

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses... unto the remotest part of the earth” (Acts 1:8); “And when the day of Pentecost was being fulfilled... they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:1-4).

The inward filling of the Holy Spirit is for spiritual living that the spiritual life may mature, whereas the outward filling with the Holy Spirit is for spiritual work that the spiritual work may be powerful. To be merely filled inwardly with the Holy Spirit is adequate for life, but not for work. Before Pentecost, although Peter and the early apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit inwardly, they were not able to work for the Lord because they had not yet been filled with the Holy Spirit outwardly in order to receive power to work for the Lord. It was when they were filled with the Holy Spirit outwardly at Pentecost and received the Holy Spirit coming upon them as the Spirit of power that they were empowered to do an exceedingly effective work for the Lord.

2. For Confirming That the Lord Jesus Has Ascended and Has Been Appointed Both Lord and Christ

“Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received... the Holy Spirit from the Father, He poured out this which you both see and hear... Therefore... know assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified” (Acts 2:33-36).

The outward filling of the Holy Spirit also confirms to us the Lord’s ascension and exaltation and His being appointed both Lord and Christ. The outward filling of the Holy Spirit is able to empower us because it brings the heavenly scene to us. The Holy Spirit, who fills us outwardly, is poured down by the ascended Lord and therefore brings us the heavens and the scene of the Lord in the heavens, giving us the sense that the heavens are very near and that the heavenly scene has fallen right before us. Since the scene of the Lord Jesus’ being exalted and glorified on the heavenly throne seems to appear before us, we are able to witness for the Lord in the heavens by the heavenly power, not caring for the earthly situation and difficulties.

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