The Pastor and the Holy Spirit

Spurgeon on “The Holy Spirit in Connection With Our Ministry”:

“I believe in the Holy Ghost.” Having pronounced that sentence as a matter of creed, I hope we can also repeat it as a devout soliloquy forced to our lips by personal experience. To us the presence and work of the Holy Spirit are the ground of our confidence as to the wisdom and hopefulness of our life-work. If we had not believed in the Holy Ghost we should have laid down our ministry long ere this, for “who is sufficient for these things?” Our hope of success, and our strength for continuing the service, lie in our belief that the Spirit of the Lord resteth upon us…

To us, as ministers, the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential…If we have not the Spirit which Jesus promised, we cannot perform the commission which Jesus gave. (Lectures to My Students)