“Be filled with the Spirit” (Eph. v. 18).
Some of the effects of being filled with the Spirit are:
1. Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human
nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within.
2. Fulness of joy so that the heart is constantly radiant. This does not
depend on circumstances, but fills the spirit with holy laughter in the
midst of the most trying surroundings.
3. Fulness of wisdom, light and knowledge, causing us to see things as He
sees them.
4. An elevation, improvement and quickening of the mind by an ability to
receive the fulfilment of the promise, “We have the mind of Christ.”
5. An equal quickening of the physical life. The body was made for the
Holy Ghost, as well as the mind and soul.
6. An ability to pray the prayer of the Holy Ghost. If He is in us there
will be a strange accordance with God’s working in the world around us.
There is a divine harmony between the Spirit and Providence.