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May 6

The Holy Spirit rested upon Zacharias, and in these beautiful words he prophesied of the mission of his son:

"Thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest;
For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto His people
By the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God,
Whereby the Dayspring from on high hath visited us,
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of
death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace."

"And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel." Before the birth of John, the angel had said, "He shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost." God had called the son of Zacharias to a great work, the greatest ever committed to men. In order to accomplish this work, he must have the Lord to work with him. And the Spirit of God would be with him if he heeded the instruction of the angel.

          Desire of Ages, page 100 from the chapter, 'The voice in the wilderness'

     There are two things to note. John the Baptist needed the Holy Spirit in his life. In order to have the Holy Spirit in his life he needed to heed the instruction of the angel.

     If John heeded the instruction of the angel he would be full of the Holy Spirit.

     We are inviting the Holy Spirit into our lives every day. Do I need to say any more?

Bryn tells me there is a theme to this week’s songs. Today we hear a song by Marshall Hall, Angela Primm & Jason Crabb. Today’s song is, “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”. Please click on the picture to listen.