It is necessary for all people to receive the baptism in the Holy Ghost, but it is up to you to decide if you are going to allow the Holy Ghost to become real in your life. Many people believe in the Holy Ghost; and they probably pray in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Unfortunately, they don’t know enough about the Holy Ghost for Him to be a reality to them.

The baptism of the Holy Ghost is a promise just like salvation is a promise; but just as receiving salvation is conditional, so is the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The Bible says, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (I John 1:9). The promise says the Lord will cleanse you from all unrighteousness, but you must first meet the condition of that promise and confess your sins.

Receiving salvation and the baptism of the Holy Ghost are two separate events. That is why Jesus told the disciples, Behold, I send the promise of my Father [the Holy Ghost] upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high (Luke 24:49).

Jesus knew how important it was for them to receive the Holy Ghost and how much they needed more power from On High.

Yield to the Holy Ghost

If you have the Holy Ghost today, what type of relationship do you have with Him? Is He a part of your daily walk with the Lord, or is He just someone you seek in your times of need? When everything in your life is going well, do you still feel the need to draw on the Holy Ghost? When trials come, most children of God will pull on the Lord and seek the Holy Ghost’s guidance; but when the trial is over, they forget about the Holy Ghost and neglect Him until their next trial.

In our lives, no two days are the same. Each day has different circumstances, and we come in contact with people who have different personalities and different moods. There are many variables that occur every day, and only the Holy Ghost can help you deal with them.

The Holy Ghost will always be there to help you throughout each day, but you have to yield to Him. He is the one who will make intercession for you. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered (Romans 8:26).

When you pray, do you have the reality of the presence of the Holy Ghost being with you? Are you receiving godly thoughts? The Holy Ghost wants to give you so much godly knowledge. He wants to make Himself so real to you, but you have to yield to Him and get to know Him as a person.

Let the Spirit Teach You

Did you ever have a friend who only called on you when he needed something; but when you needed him, he was not available or could not be bothered? After a while, you probably didn’t consider him much of a friend. Are you treating the Holy Ghost the same way, or would He say you are a good friend to Him? Are you reliable, dependable and there when He needs you?

Your relationship with the Holy Ghost can’t be one-sided, or you will grieve Him to the point where He will move away from you. You must always be sensitive to the move of the Spirit; but if self is on the throne, the Holy Ghost will take a back seat in your life.

The disciples knew the importance of having a relationship with the Holy Ghost, and it brought them much joy. And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost (Acts 13:52). Being filled with the Holy Ghost and being full of the Holy Ghost are two different things. When you receive the Holy Ghost, you are filled with Him; but when you are full of the Holy Ghost, you are completely yielded to Him, and He can have His way with you all the time.

When you receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues, that is just the beginning. The Bible tells us that the Holy Ghost will be our teacher, our guide and our comforter; but what good is it to have a teacher if you are not willing to listen to Him? What good is it to have a guide if you are not willing to follow Him, or to have a comforter if you are not willing to let Him comfort you in your time of need?

The more you yield to the Holy Ghost, the more He will be able to teach you, guide you and comfort you. That is why it is essential for the Holy Ghost to be living and dwelling on the inside of you.

Be Full of the Holy Ghost

For he [Barnabas] was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord (Acts 11:24). Because Barnabas was full of the Holy Ghost, he had divine faith and divine love working in him; and he won many souls. When you have divine compassion for lost souls, people will see that compassion and the love you have for their soul. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous (I Peter 3:8).

The disciples had love and compassion for lost souls; and the Bible says, And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord (Acts 11:21). When you are yielded to the Holy Ghost, the hand of the Lord will be upon you too. He will give you a burden for lost souls, and He will manifest His fruits in your life.

Barnabas and Paul prayed, fasted and gave their lives completely into the hands of the Lord. They were focused on souls and yielded to the Holy Ghost, and the Spirit used them in a great way. The harvest field of lost souls belongs to the Holy Ghost, and God has ordained Him to reap the harvest through people; so the Holy Ghost was directing Barnabas and Paul.

The Holy Ghost is still directing God’s children today to bring in the harvest, and He has made souls ready to receive. The Holy Ghost is making people realize that something is missing in their lives, and He is sending us to let them know that Jesus is the one they are missing. All we have to do is let the Holy Ghost direct us to those souls.

The Spirit Must Dwell Within

The Holy Ghost will enable you to serve divine love, and that is what this world needs. Paul had that divine love; and he wrote, That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge (Ephesians 3:17–19). It is wonderful when the Holy Ghost can flow to you the same divine love Jesus delivered when He was on Earth.

The Holy Ghost will make the price Jesus paid for you a reality when you are full of Him. He will produce His fruits in your life and make you complete. The Holy Ghost will use God’s ultimate anointing through you, but that anointing has to be in your soul for Him to be able to use it. If you don’t have the Holy Ghost living and dwelling on the inside of you, you will never have the fullness of divinity in your life.

If you want to please God, you must be baptized in the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues. It is not an option; it is a commandment. The Bible says that Jesus commanded them [the disciples] that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me (Acts 1:4).

The Lord gave Rev. Angley the book Things You Need to Know about the Holy Ghost, and that book explains the seven conditions you must meet to be able to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. If you have been actively seeking the Holy Ghost but don’t seem to be getting anywhere, you need to weigh yourself on these seven conditions to see if you meet the qualifications.

Forgive Others

The first condition is that you must have forgiveness in your heart. Just as God forgave you, you must carry that same forgiveness to others. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses (Matthew 6:14,15). That is a profound scripture. You need to forgive others for what they have done to you if you want forgiveness in return.

I talked with a father who shared a tragic and heart-wrenching story with me. One day, he received news that no parent ever wants to hear—his 11-year-old son had been stabbed to death. He was shocked and devastated, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn’t turn back time and prevent the attack from happening.

The devil began bringing all kinds of torment to that father’s mind because he wanted to destroy him with anger and resentment. The devil continued planting those seeds until the father’s soul was on the verge of being destroyed. The only way he was able to come out of that dark valley with victory was to yield to the divine love and grace of God and take on the spirit of divine forgiveness for the person who had unjustly taken his son’s life.

If you had been in that father’s position, would you have come out of the valley on the side of divine forgiveness? Paul wrote, Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled (Hebrews 12:14,15).

You can’t ever let bitterness and resentment take over your heart and defile you. The Holy Ghost will not reside in a vessel that has bitterness and resentment in it toward others.

Become a Child of God

The second condition is sonship. If you want to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost, you must become a son or a daughter of God. Your soul must be cleansed of every sin through the blood of Jesus. Only then will the Holy Ghost be able to dwell on the inside of you. Would you want to move into a house that was filthy and full of clutter? Of course you wouldn’t. So why do you think the Holy Ghost would want to move into a vessel that is contaminated? He will not do it.

When you become a son or daughter of God, He will send forth His Spirit into your heart. Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ (Galatians 4:6,7).

There are many people today who claim they are Christians, but they live like the world. The Bible says, Ye shall know them by their fruits (Matthew 7:16). If a person is living unholy, they are not one of God’s children; and they do not meet the condition of sonship. They are considered to be illegitimate and not an heir of God.

If you are in the image of Jesus, then you are in the image of the Father. Jesus said, He that hath seen me hath seen the Father (John 14:9). You must have a relationship with the Father to be able to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Long for the Spirit

The third condition is that you must feel the need of having the Holy Ghost. Jesus knew He must have the Holy Ghost before He could start His ministry, and you must make the Holy Ghost top priority in your life.

The Lord wants to pour divine water upon the seeker. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground (Isaiah 44:3). Nothing else should matter for the thirsty seeker but the Lord pouring down His power from On High. Seekers must tarry until they are filled with the Holy Ghost.

The question is: How thirsty are you? If you knew the Rapture was going to take place in the next few days, would you be seeking day and night for the Holy Ghost?

Use Faith

Condition number four is that you must have faith. You cannot receive salvation or the Holy Ghost without faith. The Bible says, Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith (Galatians 3:13,14). You can only receive the Holy Ghost through faith. Nothing less will do.

When I received salvation, I knew the next step was the baptism of the Holy Ghost. I didn’t question how it was going to happen. I knew that all I needed to do was praise the Lord, and the Holy Spirit would come into my humble abode. You must receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost so He can lead you to be a witness for the Lord.

Obey

The fifth condition is obedience. The Lord said He would give the Holy Ghost to those who obey Him. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him (Acts 5:32). If you are disobedient, you are not ready to receive the Holy Ghost.

Tarry Until

The sixth condition is waiting. Jesus told the disciples to wait, and they would receive; but they had to believe. Jesus said, And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high (Luke 24:49).

Jesus wanted the disciples to tarry until they had received more power from On High, the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The key to receiving the baptism is to tarry until you receive. God will honor your determination and your sacrifice when you yield to the Holy Spirit.

Good Prayer Life

The seventh and last condition is having a good prayer life. When you pray, you are talking to God; and your prayers should come from your heart. It was while Jesus was praying that the heavens opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon Him. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased (Luke 3:21,22).

The desire of Christ’s heart was to please the Father, and that must be your heart’s desire. Everything Jesus did was to please the Father, and He did not neglect the Holy Ghost.

Receive Jesus

Child of God, if you want to please the Father, you must receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost and let Him become real to you. There is so much you need to learn about divinity that your human mind can’t hold it all; but the Holy Ghost can give you all the thoughts you need at the time you need them so you can help bring in the harvest in this final hour.

You can’t afford to neglect the Holy Ghost because He is the one who will change you in a twinkling of an eye when Jesus comes back again. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed (I Corinthians 15:51,52).

Sinner, Backslider, the Holy Ghost is drawing on you right now to receive Jesus. You can’t afford to wait another day, another hour or even another minute. The time to receive Jesus is now. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation (II Corinthians 6:2). If there is a void in your life and you think there should be more to life than what is going on in yours, it is because you are missing out on Jesus and the joy of Heaven He will bring to you. You can fill that void by saying the sinner’s prayer right now. It is located on page 5 of this magazine.

Receive the Comforter

Once you are saved, you must go on to receive the baptism in the Holy Ghost. He wants to be your comforter, your guide and your teacher. He wants you to have the fruits of the Spirit manifesting in your life so you can be a blessing to others.

Receiving the Holy Ghost is not an option; it is a commandment of the Lord. Right now is your opportunity to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. All you have to do is praise the Lord with all of your heart and say, “Glory, glory, glory” one right after another. As you send those glories up to Heaven from your blood-washed heart, let the praises flow; and the Holy Spirit will come in and take over your tongue. Yield completely to Him, and He will speak in a heavenly language. Then let Him glorify Heaven through you.

Heavenly Father, I call down your great anointing upon the people to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Receive ye the Holy Ghost! Receive ye the Holy Ghost! Lord, move in a special way as they lift up praises to you. Let your power go all through their bodies as they yield to you.