What The Holy Spirit Does.

"He shall recieve what is Mine and He will shew it unto you"
The Holy Ghost then deals with the things of Christ. How I wish that all Christ's ministers would imitate The Holy Ghost in this respect! When you deal with the things that are of Christ you are on Holy Ghost ground and following in His tracks. Does The Holy Ghost deal with science? science is just another name for the ignorance of men. Does The Holy Ghost deal with politics? politics is just another name for every man getting as much as he can from the nation. The Holy Ghost will leave you if you go gadding about after these insignificant trifles! He will leave you if you aim at magnifying yourself and your wisdom and your plans because He is taken up with the things of Christ. I like what Mr Wesley said to his preachers "leave other things alone, you are called to win souls." The Holy Ghost who is our teacher will own and bless us if we keep to His line of things. Oh beloved what canst thou recieve so precious as the things of Christ? therefore follow ye The Holy Ghost and deal in the things that are of Christ.
Next The Holy Ghost deals with feeble men. "He shall recieve what is Mine and shew it unto you." He is not above dealing with simple minds. He comes to those who have no training, no education and He takes the things of Christ and shows it unto them. The greatest mind of man that was ever created was a puny thing compared with the infinite wisdom and knowledge of God Most High, so for The Holy Ghost to come and teach the little mind of man is a great condescension, we see this even more when we read "not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called" and when we hear The Saviour say "I thank Thee o Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes" The Lord Jesus might have selected princes to be His apostles, He might have gathered 12 of the greatest kings who ever lived, or at least 12 senators of Rome, He did not do so. He took fishermen and men and women from that class to be pioneers of His kingdom. And God The Holy Ghost takes the things of Christ, high and sublime though they are and shows them unto such as these were, people ready to follow where He would lead them and to learn the things He that taught them.