Chapter 12 of 18

Section 11

Section 11

from the air. Never think that since you have been filled once you do not need to breathe any more. If you stop breathing, you will be dead after five minutes. The experience of the Spirit of life is like breathing. We need to breathe every moment. We must remain in the life-giving Spirit, for once we are separated from Him we are dead. Do not say that you are qualified and experienced. You need to be always fresh and new. I do not care how long I have been saved or how long I have been experiencing the Lord's riches. I only care for one thing—that I am pres­ ently in the Spirit. I must be freshly and instantly in the Spirit. The life-giving Spirit is like the breath. We must breathe Him unceasingly.

The Indwelling Christ Bringing Life to Our Spirit

Although Christ is in us, our body is still dead because of sin. The indwelling sin has brought death to our body. However, we should not be troubled by our dead body since our regenerated spirit is life because of righteousness. The in­ dwelling Christ brings life to our spirit through righteousness. This righteousness is the right­ eousness of God, which is Christ. Christ is firstly righteousness to us and then, because of this, He

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