And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and they spake the word of God with boldness. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection" (Acts 4:31, 33).
Christmas Evans tells us in his diary that one Sunday afternoon he was traveling a very lonely road to attend an appointment, and he was convicted of a cold heart. He says, "I tethered my horse and went to a sequestered spot, where I walked to and fro in an agony as I reviewed my life. I waited three hours before God, broken with sorrow, until there broke over me a sweet sense of His forgiving love. I received from God a new baptism of the Holy Ghost. As the sun was westering, I went back to the road, found my horse, mounted it and went to my appointment. On the following day I preached with such new power to a vast concourse of people gathered on the hillside, that a revival broke out that day and spread through all Wales.
The greatest question that can be asked of the "twice born" ones is, "Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?" This was the password into the early Church.
the Spirit-filled life; is it thine, is it thine
Is thy soul wholly filled with the Spirit Divine
O thou child of the King, has He fallen on thee
Does He reign in thy soul, so that all men may see
The dear Savior's blest image reflected in thee
Has He swept through thy soul like the waves of the sea
Does the Spirit of God daily rest upon thee
Does He sweeten thy life, does He keep thee from care
Does He guide thee and bless thee in answer to prayer
Is it joy to be led of the Lord anywhere
Is He near thee each hour, does He stand at thy side
Does He gird thee with strength, has He come to abide
Does He give thee to know that all things may be done
Through the grace and the power of the Crucified One.
Does He witness to thee of the glorified Son
Has He purged thee of dross with the fire from above
Is He first in thy thoughts, has He all of thy love
Is His service thy choice, and is sacrifice sweet
Is the doing His will both thy drink and thy meat
Dost thou run at His bidding with glad eager feet
Has He freed thee from self and from all of thy greed
Dost thou hasten to succor thy brother in need
As ct soldier of Christ dost thou hardness endure
Is thy hope in the Lord everlasting and sure
Hast thou patience and meekness, art tender and pure
the Spirit-filled life may be thine, may be thine
In thy soul evermore the Shekinah may shine
It is thine to live with the tempests all stilled
It 2's thine with the blessed Holy Ghost to be filled
It is thine, even thine, for thy Lord has so willed.