150 GOOD MORNING, HOLY SPIRIT
Him from the death-grip of the grave. Remember what Paul
said? Christ was "declared to be the Son of God with
power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the
resurrection from the dead" (Rom. 1:4).
It was through the power of the Spirit that Christ was
raised from the dead. Here is what Scripture says: "If the
Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,
He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to
your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in
you" (Rom. 8:11). Not only did the Spirit raise Christ; He is
the one who will also raise you! We can rest our hope in
Him.
God's Master Plan
Even after He changed the course of history by walking
out of the empty tomb, Christ continued to depend on the
Spirit. In fact, He told the disciples not to leave Jerusalem
until they had been endued from on high. He said they
should "wait for the Promise of the Father, which... you
have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but
you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days
from now" (Acts 1:4-5).
Christ was under God's control as He spoke those
words. He was repeating what the Father said to the Holy
Ghost.
So dependent was Christ on the Spirit that He turned to
Him before giving directions to His followers. Scripture
says He was taken to Heaven after He gave instructions
"through the Holy Spirit" to the apostles (Acts 1:2).
Don't read me wrong! I am in no way saying that Christ
was in a lesser position than the Spirit. Not at all. Jesus is
not lower than the Holy Ghost, nor is the Holy Ghost lower
than Jesus. There is absolute equality in the Trinity. Each