After the Spirit Comes

God is omnipresent. His Spirit is everywhere. Technically he cannot go or come anywhere. He is already there!

But there are times in the affairs of men when conditions are met In the spiritual realm and the Spirit of God moves in a fashion long remembered. There are times when the Holy Spirit, who has been there all along, manifests himself in people who come to blessing through brokenness. It is as if the Spirit has just come.

There seasons in the lives of people who have been indwelled with the Spirit all along when the Spirit resident becomes the Spirit reigning. Jesus moves from a peripheral role in the life to a prominent role. It is as if the Spirit of God has only recently begun to move.

There are eras in the life of the church when there is a spiritual breakthrough and the blessed Spirit of God finds freedom in movement and manifestation. While he has been there all the time, it seems that he has just come.

In all of these instances the Holy Spirit is no more present and no more powerful than he was before. And in the event of a phenomenal spiritual awakening, it isn’t even that the Spirit is moving in a more decisive fashion. I am convinced that the Spirit is always on the move. The Bible never reveals him in a static position. But when folks decide to obey him and follow his leading, it seems indeed that he is moving more than ever!

So After the Spirit Comes is a description of that time which follows close to those times, seasons, and eras which mark the manifestations of the moving of the Holy Spirit.

God never leaves his children without direction and instruction. The Bible is filled with information from real-life experiences of the heroes of our faith-these are valuable to us in times like these. The prayer of the author is that this volume will relate the wealth of biblical material to situations and needs today in such a manner as to facilitate lasting victory After the Spirit Comes.