Section 10
For this reason, in the context of speaking of salvation, Paul also mentions the Spirit.
If the Triune God is to be our experience and enjoyment, He must be the Spirit. The Spirit in Philippians 1:19 is actually the very Triune God. John 7:39 says, "The Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified." In John 7:37 the Lord Jesus had stood and cried out, say ing, "If anyone thirst, let him come to Me and drink." He also said that those who believed in Him would have rivers of living water flow ing out of their innermost being (John 7:38). According to verse 39, "This He said concern ing the Spirit." The reason the Spirit was not yet was that Jesus was not yet glorified; that is, He had not yet been fully processed. But since the Lord Jesus has now been glorified, fully proc essed, the Spirit is here for us to enjoy. This Spirit is the very Triune God who has passed through a divine process to become available to us as our bountiful supply.
We can experience the Spirit simply by calling "O Lord Jesus." We testify from our ex perience that when we call on the name of the Lord Jesus, we drink of the Spirit. As we sense freshness within when we breathe deeply in the open air in the morning, we also have an inner