Lets do some digging as preliminary to the main message.

Christians by an large are mostly timid souls about claiming their inherited right as part of the new birth.

I have to say it suited me perfectly for many years this concept of God in heaven while we take care of business here below.

No uncomfortable God to talk to, but all done with the smoke and mirrors of pretended instructions from above.We had swallowed the bilge water of the early Reformers.Divine majesty did not need to talk to people any longer.

After all we had graduated to a new day with God in His heaven with His office staff across the street in some church.While the ordinary peasant sat staring in awe at the new masters of God's domain.The pulpit, with this apparition in a black robe holding court with the Word of God. Telling us all the things we needed to know without having to bother to check with the Spirit of God.

Who was supposed to be speaking what they heard to the eager listeners. The problem was intellectualism was king in the new churches.

(not this as if I am opposed to the intellectual side of the Church.I am anything but opposed but lets not make a god out of it.It is important to be well informed.God has given us brains lets use them.It has always been my lifestyle to read everything I can get my hands on.I still have a library of thousands of books.Tools to use in the ministry of the word.) There is always two choices to make when it comes to spiritual truth.We can be dry intellect or warm spirits full of the Spirit of Jesus.Knowing more than just intellectually game play of the have the most toys in the form of degrees.

To bolster up the sagging image of someone who says he is God's servant.Living in the make believe world of prayers without really believing God will do anything about them.Until the day comes like it did for Alexander Whyte .He had a friend was seriously ill .He prayed earnestly for his friends healing.

Then a voice spoke to him.

The voice of the Spirit of God in his spirit.If your friends healing could be speed-ed up.Would you be willing to give half of the life you have left and divided it up with your friend? Alexander Whyte said all of a sudden the shoe was on the other foot.

He was asked to contribute to the healing of his friend.He said it took all night to wrestle with God over this question.In the end he said yes he was willing to give up half of the years left him to have his friend healthy again.

Here is where intellectual dry Christian truth parts from vibrant living faith.Hearing God speak commands us to do things which are very hard on our human nature.

The nature of a living vibrant relationship with Christ is different then being a member of a local church.Living in the realm of the Spirit is anything but easy.There is no longer an excuse we can hide behind.We hear the Spirit of God speaking to us and any thoughts about a sane life go out the door.

The first time I heard the Spirit of God speaking to me it scared the pee wadding out of me. I was informed of certain thing I would be doing and life has never been the same again.

I have done things,been to places, I never want to visit ever again.My life since that time has been a roller coaster ride. Which I cannot explain to anyone least of all my sane self. I want to talk about the baptism the immersion of the Spirit.This is the preliminary to everything in relationship to THE SAVING LIFE OF CHRIST MORE TO FOLLOW