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13) He Must Increase– The Instrument
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L E S S O N 13

“He Must Increase” – The Instrument

We are talking about that first universal spiritual principle – 'the law of

increase' – which states that Jesus must increase. We said that

revelation is the beginning of this increase, discipleship is the

process of this increase, and the full knowledge of Christ is the goal of this

increase – individually in every disciple, corporately in the body of Christ, and

ultimately in all creation. Now we want to discuss the instrument God uses to

accomplish the increase of Christ. Maybe you've already figured it out by now, but

let's take a look at it.

You may be relieved to know that God's purpose does not depend upon the

weakness and frailty of men and women like you and me! Remember these

spiritual principles are laws that operate whether we understand them, agree with

them, or even know that they exist. These spiritual laws were operating before you

learnt about them and they'll continue to operate. He must increase, therefore He

will increase and He is increasing.

But what is the instrument of this increase? What method does God use to work

this increase of Christ so powerfully? What is the driving force behind this

increasing of Jesus? The instrument of the increase of Christ is the Holy Spirit!

In John chapter 14, beginning in verse 16, it says: “I will pray the Father and He

will give you another helper that He may abide with you forever, the Spirit of

Truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor knows Him.

But you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”

Verse 26 of John 14: “But the helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in

my Name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things

that I said to you.”

John 15:26: “But when the helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the

Father, the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of me.”

John 16:13: “However, when He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will guide you

into all truth. For He will not speak of His own authority, but whatever He hears,

He will speak. And He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will

take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine.

Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.”

Now remember in Ephesians 1:17 Paul prayed for the Ephesians to receive the

spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ. Now these are not all

the passages that speak of the ministry of the Holy Spirit, but just from these

passages alone, we can conclude these things about the Holy Spirit: He is a helper:

He is a counselor: He is a comforter: He is a teacher: He will testify of Jesus: He

will glorify Jesus: He will give us understanding and reveal the depth of Christ to

us: He is the Spirit of Truth and He will lead us into all truth. And, since Jesus is

the Truth, the Holy Spirit will increase Jesus.

The scriptures that tell us about Jesus are inspired by the Holy Spirit. The ability to

understand those scriptures is given by the Holy Spirit. The fruit that comes from

abiding in Jesus is the result of the Holy Spirit. And so the Holy Spirit is the

instrument and the method and the means through which God accomplishes His

purpose of increasing Jesus.

And according to Jesus, this helper, this counselor, this comforter, this teacher will

abide with us for ever and will help us as we walk the narrow path towards the full

knowledge of Christ.

How wonderful are God's ways! His plan is perfect and His purpose will be

accomplished.

In our next lesson, to illustrate The “Law of Increase even further, we'll take a look

at some biblical examples of the increase of Christ.

QUIZ

Lesson 13 – “He Must Increase” – The Instrument

1. The driving force behind the increase of Christ, the instrument God uses to bring about this

increase of Jesus, is

a) Christian television

b) the Internet

c) the Holy Spirit

2. Jesus said the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth and will lead us into all Truth. Jesus said He is

the Way, the Truth, and the Life. So the Holy Spirit will

a) lead us deeper into Jesus

b) glorify Jesus and seek His increase

c) continually reveal more of Jesus to us

d) all the above

3. The Holy Spirit reveals Christ in a number of ways. They include

a) understanding into the Scriptures

b) teaching us through our circumstances

c) counseling us when we seek direction

d) all the above

4. All the various workings of the Holy Spirit have one goal, one purpose, one mission: that is

a) the increase of spiritual experiences

b) the increase of charismatic churches

c) the increase of Christ
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