{"id":10244,"date":"2013-08-22T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T16:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=10244"},"modified":"2013-08-22T12:29:30","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T16:29:30","slug":"i-indeed-but-he-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=10244","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Indeed . . . But He\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>I indeed baptize you with water . . . but He . . . will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=Matthew+3%3A11\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew 3:11<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta --><!-- .entry-header -->\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1voPbg3zOCY\" height=\"315\" width=\"620\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<section>Have I ever come to the point in my life where I can say, \u201cI indeed . . . but He . . .\u201d? Until that moment comes, I will never know what the baptism of the Holy Spirit means. <em>I indeed<\/em> am at the end, and I cannot do anything more\u2014 <em>but <\/em><em>He<\/em> begins right there\u2014 He does the things that no one else can ever do. Am I prepared for His coming? Jesus cannot come and do His work in me as long as there is anything blocking the way, whether it is something good or bad. When He comes to me, am I prepared for Him to drag every wrong thing I have ever done into the light? That is exactly where He comes. Wherever I know I am unclean is where He will put His feet and stand, and wherever I think I am clean is where He will remove His feet and walk away.<\/section>\n<p>Repentance does not cause a sense of sin\u2014 it causes a sense of inexpressible unworthiness. When I repent, I realize that I am absolutely helpless, and I know that through and through I am not worthy even to carry His sandals. Have I repented like that, or do I have a lingering thought of possibly trying to defend my actions? The reason God cannot come into my life is that I am not at the point of complete repentance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.\u201d John is not speaking here of the baptism of the Holy Spirit as an experience, but as a work performed by Jesus Christ. \u201c<em>He<\/em> will baptize you . . . .\u201d The only experience that those who are baptized with the Holy Spirit are ever conscious of is the experience of sensing their absolute unworthiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I indeed<\/em>\u201d was this in the past, \u201c<em>but He<\/em>\u201d came and something miraculous happened. Get to the end of yourself where you can do nothing, but where He does everything.<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>August 22, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Lord, thank you for the reminder that the way to live in your love is to surrender. Surrender my right to be right, my notion of what is right and my right to defend myself, to you or anyone. Help me to live in your love through my moment by moment surrender today. Help me give You my worry, trials, hopes and dreams this day and to trust You with every aspect of my life and future.<\/p>\n<p>And God says<i>\u2026\u201dI cannot put my hands on your life as long as you hold on so tightly. Let go and let Me live through you. I cannot take on your trials, hopes or dreams as long as you hold onto the control so tightly. You must let go first. And if you do not know how to do this, simply ask Me. And if you feel you do not have enough faith, simply ask Me\u2026\u201d.I believe, help me in my unbelief\u201d. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own ideas and control and I will make your paths straight\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I indeed baptize you with water . . . but He . . . will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire \u2014Matthew 3:11 \u00a0 Have I ever come to the point in my life where I can say, \u201cI indeed . . . but He . . .\u201d? 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