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1.5 Azusa Street & ACOP Legacy
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Both of these quotes have in common the importance of Jesus at the center of it all. Our view of Holy Spirit and the giftings given unto us by His Spirit are to draw us closer to Jesus and to empower us in sharing Jesus with others. During the 21 days Argue waited he first encountered Jesus and then he was baptized in the Spirit and gifted with tongues, if he had been baptized in the Spirit first do you think he would have continued to press in and encounter Jesus as he did? I mean, I hope so. This is what these quotes want to emphasize, what our heart is truly desiring in view of what it should be ultimately pursuing, which is to know Jesus deeper and better. Holy Spirit (also called the Helper) helps us to see and know Jesus, Holy Spirit puts the spotlight on Jesus.
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Reading both of these quotes, I appreciate that both men identify that Jesus is the center. Speaking in tongues and being baptized by the Holy Spirit is a gift from God. I like that Argue mentioned seeing numbers of people being filled with the spirit deepened his hunger, because I find relevance in that. But I also appreciate that Bartleman is quick to make it clear that the moment you lose sight that, the Holy Spirit is a gift from Christ it is end game. The Holy Spirit is a wonderful example of all the amazing things Christ is capable of, it’s not The Holy Spirit on it’s own. It all comes back to Jesus!
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Both Bartleman and Argue have stated in their respective quotes here that Jesus is simply the One to focus on. The Holy Spirit is truly the Helper that Jesus had promised to send. He himself, continues to focus, and remind us to look to Jesus. The Holy Spirit's power in action is to bring glory to God through the work of the Son.
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Right! That last sentence is key.
It is almost like the Holy Spirit serves as a pair of glasses that help us focus on and see more of the glory of God through his son Jesus! Especially in Argue’s account of his 21 days of seeking God’s best, the nearness to the Holy Spirit allowed him to see Jesus’ glory. This sparks a longing in me to continually ask for more of the refreshing of the Spirit that I may see and know the glory of God in Jesus in a greater way.
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“For God so love the world that He gave His Son” Jesus is the center of it all. We can then experience Christ in a fuller way through the work and empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
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