THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD Part IV “Grace be unto you, and ...

while His body, up to this preent time, has received the Spirit BY
MEASURE, or limitedly – a measure of the Spirit being given to every
member in the body. Paul tells us in Rom. 12:3-8, “For I say… to every
man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he
ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every
man THE MEASURE of faith. For… all members have not the same
office… having gifts differing according to the grace that is given.” And
again, “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure
of the gift of Christ… from whom the whole body fitly joined together
and compacted by that which every joints supplies, according to the
effectual working IN THE MEASURE of every part, maketh increase of
the body unto the edifying of itself in love” (Eph. 4:7,16).
The reason for this difference between the measure of anointing on
the Head, Jesus, and the body is that our Lord came and walked as a
perfect man, while we, the members of His body, although accepted in
the beloved are actually very imperfect. The perfect man Jesus, as the
very image of the Father, could be in the fullest harmony with God and
with His Spirit of holiness and power, in every and all particulars; but in
proportion to the degredation through the fall, our harmony with God
and His Spirit has been impaired. No imperfect mortal is capable of
receiving the Lord’s Spirit to the full, and it would be dangerous beyond
comprehension for one to so receive, even if he were capable! Can you
imagine unlimited, ALMIGHTY POWER at the disposal of men still
walking in a carnal nature? No imperfect mortal is capable of receiving
God’s Spirit to the full because it is impossible for him to be in absolute
harmony with God in every particular. This is why the writer to the
Hebrews exhorted the Lord’s people: LET US GO ON TO
PERFECTION! This is why Paul pointed out in Ephesians chapter four
that God has placed ministry-gifts in the body of Christ “for the
PERFECTING OF THE SAINTS… till we all come… unto a PERFECT
MAN, unto the measure of the stature of THE FULLNESS OF
CHRIST” (Eph. 4:11-16). Thus we can see that it is only in perfection
that one can know THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST. And hence, amongst
those apprehended ones, who consecrate themselves, and who receive
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