112 GOOD MORNING, HOLY SPIRIT
again. I was like a little kid—and you know what they say
about babies. They're always falling, crying, and asking for
help. That was me. In fact, I shared with a man in the
church the same doubt I've heard many times since. I said,
"Oh, I'm so torn up."
He asked, "What's wrong?"
I said, "I'm not sure if I've been filled with the Spirit." I
wasn't.
So he said, "Benny, did you ask?"
I answered "Yes, sir."
He said, "That's all you need to do."
Well, you see, I was a babe in Christ. I didn't know
what I know now. I truly did not know what I was seeking,
but I heard someone say, "If you speak in tongues, that's all
you need."
As I learned later, speaking in tongues is only one of the
gifts. It is not the gifts you need as much as the giver. Paul
wrote to the church at Rome, "For the gifts and the calling
of God are irrevocable" (Rom. 11:29). The gifts will never
leave, but the giver's power can be withdrawn—and will be
withdrawn if the giver is neglected and grieved.
Never forget what happened to King Saul. The Lord
said, "I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he
has turned back from following Me, and has not performed
My commandments" (1 Sam. 15:11). And as David was
being anointed by Samuel to become the new king, "The
Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul" (1 Sam. 16:14).
SURRENDER
Have You Mended Your Sails?