How To Receive The Infilling Of Holy Spirit (Copy)
April 2024
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
—Acts 2:1-4
This will be my final article in this series of articles concerning the Holy Spirit. In previous articles, I have dealt with who the Holy Spirit is, the purpose of the Holy Spirit, the benefits of speaking in other tongues, the gifts of the Spirit, and the fruit of the Spirit.
For my closing article on this subject, I want to explain how one receives the infilling of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. I am going to lay it out as simply as I can.
1. You must be born again. This is actually the only requirement. In John 14:17 it says, “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” You don’t have to be a member of a certain church or denomination, just simply born again.
2. You must decide that it is scriptural. You must decide for yourself that it is scriptural. Search the Scriptures for yourself. See Isaiah 28:11-12, Joel 2:28-29, Luke 4:1, 18; John 14:15-18, 26, 16:13-14; Acts 1:4-5, 8, 2:1-18, 8:5-17, 9:17, 10:44-48, 19:2-9; I Cor. 14:5, 18, 39. There must not be any doubt in your heart.
3. You must have faith. Everything that we receive from the Lord always comes by faith. We are to believe what the Lord has promised us in His Word. Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.”
4. You must not fear. Don’t be afraid of opening yourself to the Spirit world. Luke 11:11-13 says, “If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
5. What to expect. You are to expect the Holy Spirit to put supernatural words (tongues) into your spirit, it will be an utterance that you will sense in your spirit.
6. You must yield. By yielding, I am meaning that in your heart you should say, “Lord I am asking You to fill me with the Holy Spirit and, by faith, I receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit.” You must start it, but He will finish it.
7. By faith receive. You must understand that God has already given the Holy Spirit, and it is up to you to exercise faith to receive. It is a gift, therefore, just accept the gift.
If you want to be filled, then follow these steps, yield your tongue, exercise faith, and be filled.
A final word—don’t be discouraged if you don’t receive the first time. There is nothing wrong with you; it’s just that we are all different and for some it may take a little longer than others. The important thing is that we don’t stop believing, and we don’t stop asking.