The Spirit of the Glorified Jesus

He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him were to receive for the Spirit was not yet; because Jesus was not yet glorified,' --John 7: 37, 38


The result of Jesus being glorified is the Spirit being given. He said after he went away he would ask the Father and he would give the Holy Spirit. Jesus called this the promise of the Father. This promise of the Father is none other than Christ himself sent to live in our hearts by faith. How else could Jesus live in all of us? Paul said it was Christ who lived in him. Jesus is flesh and bone at the right hand of the Father. How could he dwell in millions of people scattered around the world at the same time? The answer is simple; Through the Spirit.

Just as air surrounds us and is everywhere so the Spirit knows no boundaries. He can transcend space and time. Christ is said to fill all things. How wonderful that the Lord who went to the cross and arose from the grave lives in us. We don't have to wait for his return to get to know him. We can know him now by His Spirit who lives in us. This is what Paul referred to as the spirit of His Son crying out Abba Father in our hearts. He bears witness that we are children of God.

Out of our belly, that is our inmost being, would flow rivers of living water. Not only are we promised the possession of the Spirit, we are promised that he will flow from us a living water.
We have been given in our hears a fountain of living water and this fountain is the Spirit of the glorified Jesus.