Thou canst fill me gracious Spirit
Though I cannot tell Thee how
But I need Thee greatly need Thee
Come O come and fill me now
Fill Me Now 1879
By: Elwood H. Stokes (1815-1897)
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As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today upon what are you truly building your hope. Let’s tune our hearts.
Full
He can fill us. This is a simple acknowledgement but a very important one. If we are going to pursue the fullness of God through the filling of His Spirit, it is imperative that we believe it is possible. This should not be simply a mental acknowledgment but a deep-rooted faith.
Think of your faith life in terms of heart, soul, mind, and strength, the totality of you. Imagine you are a glass like the one pictured. The Spirit can fill that glass with the refreshing water of His presence. He has the ability and desire to do so.
Whatever was in the glass before, He gently displaces without changing the form of the glass. The Spirit does this in you. That act is one of unmistakeable grace.
Thou canst fill me gracious Spirit
All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. 1 Corinthians 12:11 ESV
The Spirit can fill us and graciously chooses to do so, according to His will. He imparts to us the very Presence of God when He fills us. This is such a remarkable and undeserved transaction, a grace we could never merit yet is freely bestowed. Thank Him for filling and empowering you.
There is no question of the Spirit’s ability to fill those who have yielded their lives to God and His ways. Equally, there is no question that His doing so is an act of grace, giving us what we do not deserve. Thank the Spirit for His ability and willingness to graciously fill you.
Spirit, thank You for graciously filling me.
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and thank the Spirit. He wants to fill you and keep you filled. Will you ask Him right not to do that work? Simply pray, “Spirit, come and fill me.”
A Mystery, Not a Secret
The inability to explain this life-altering reality and our need of it is not based so much on an unwillingness, but rather, the genuine lack of understanding exactly how it happens. We know He can fill us, we simply do not know how He does. It is simultaneously a certainty and a mystery.
It is not a secret. On the contrary, we should be quick to point to His influence when anyone observes a change in us. And if we allow Him to exercise this mystery in us, there will be discernible changes in our words and actions.
Though I cannot tell Thee how
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ESV
We do not know how He fills us or why He chooses to do so the way He does, yet we marvel at the kindness. What we should pray for is more of Him, but we often get caught in smaller interests. Still He prays for us for what we truly need. Spirit, intercede for me today.
It is a mystery, this filling work of the Holy Spirit. We can not measure it but the effect of it is certainly perceptible. We can not watch it and yet the impact can be witnessed. We struggle to explain or define it though we know it is true. Praise the Spirit for doing the unexplainable.
Spirit, I praise You for doing the unexplainable.
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and reflect on this mystery. Now give Him praise for doing it in you.
Spirit, thank You for filling me. Thank you that even though I can not explain it, I have felt the reality of it. Teach me to long for that work every moment of every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
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Video 51.2 Transcript, 29.2 Reframed
Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.
Thou canst fill me gracious Spirit
Though I cannot tell Thee how
But I need Thee greatly need Thee
Come O come and fill me now
There is no question of the Spirit’s ability to fill those who have yielded their lives to God and His ways. Equally, there is no question that His doing so is an act of grace, giving us what we do not deserve. Thank the Spirit for His ability and willingness to graciously fill you.
Spirit, thank You for graciously filling me.
It is a mystery, this filling work of the Holy Spirit. We can not measure it, but the effect of it is certainly perceptible. We can not watch it, and yet the impact can be witnessed. We struggle to explain or define it, though we know it is true. Praise the Spirit for doing the unexplainable.
Spirit, I praise You for doing the unexplainable.
One of the greatest truths in the history of mankind, we need God. We need His presence, and the peace and power which flow from it. Without Him, we are weak and frail. We must routinely acknowledge our great need of Him. Do it now.
Spirit, I need You.
Again this is the prayer we must learn to pray willingly and often. We invite Him to come, to make His presence known to us, meeting us where we are, as we are. We ask Him to fill us, saturating our souls with Himself, moment by moment. Pray that prayer again now.
Spirit, come and fill me now.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.
Sing
Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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