October 6 –– Simply ask. John 14:14, 16 “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever”.
Romans 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
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Bottom line – nothing we could ever do can ‘qualify’ us to have God’s Spirit. Nothing. The whole reason He intervened by giving us His Son is because we’re sinners. Our works are as filthy rags (Is 64:6), making us ineligible to approach His righteous throne. Remember beloved, you can’t earn, nor can you purchase, a gift someone has given to you!
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“Let us do whatever is required to qualify for the Holy Ghost as our companion, and then let us go forward fearlessly so that we will be given the powers to do whatever the Lord calls us to do. That growth in power to serve may come slowly, it may come in small steps that are difficult for you to see, but it will come.” — Henry B. Eyring, “Serve with the Spirit”, Liahona and Ensign, November 2010”
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