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  AND I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT WITHIN YOU
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the transformative power of the Holy
Spirit, leading to self-renunciation and a profound sense of nothingness
and worthlessness.

Topics: "Holy Spirit", "Self-Denial"
Scripture References: Ezekiel 36:26

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes that the transformation described by Ezekiel
involves not just a new heart, but a heart filled with the Holy Spirit,
empowering believers to follow God's commandments. This pivotal moment
in a Christian's life is marked by God's presence dwelling within,
leading to a profound awareness of one's own unworthiness and a deep
sense of self-denial. Rather than elevating one's spirit, this
experience often results in a humbling realization of our nothingness
before God. The true essence of holiness is found in self-renunciation,
as the Holy Spirit displaces self-centeredness and brings about a life
of righteousness. Simpson calls believers to embrace this transformative
work of the Spirit for a deeper walk with God.

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This state spoken of by Ezekiel is much more than a new heart. It is a
heart filled with the Holy Spirit, the Divine Spirit, the power that
causes us to walk in God's commandments. This is the greatest crisis
that comes to a Christian: when into the spirit that was renewed in
conversion, God Himself comes to dwell, to make it His abiding place,
and to hold it by His mighty power in holiness and righteousness. After
this occurs, one would suppose that we would be lifted up into a much
more hopeful and exuberant spirit, but the prophet gives a very
different picture. He says when this comes to pass we shall loathe
ourselves in our own eyes.

The revelation of God conveys a profound sense of our own nothingness
and worthlessness and lays us on our face in the dust in self-denial.

The incoming of the Holy Spirit displaces self and disgraces self
forever. The highest holiness is to walk in self-renunciation.

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