*GRADUATING IN THE SPIRIT* One of the most inspiring biblical characters is the Apostle Paul. This man saw it all. His calling tells so much about what I have just discussed. All those who never expect to be tested by the anointing may do well to study the ministry of Paul. He was a veteran in every sense of the word, a genuine graduate of the school of the Spirit. The Masters instruction to Ananias in reference to Paul reveals a lot that many would do well to understand, when He says, “I will show him how much he must suffer for my name”(Acts 9:16). And suffer he did. He shares graphic details with the church in Corinth yet boasting in them: Several times he was flogged, abused, threatened with death, shipwrecked and imprisoned yet in all circumstances he glorified God (2 Corinthians 11:16-33). In the dynamic book of Acts, he is shown praising God with Silas from the confines of a prison cell (Acts 16:23-25). And yet, Paul was not unaccustomed to pleasure. In fact he was tested with the unthinkable pleasure of visiting the third heaven where he was shown things that were too wonderful for human consumption (2 Corinthians 12:1-4). At another instance, his remarkable miracle performing ministry was put to the common test of pride and fame in the city of Lystra. The people were willing to worship him as a god. He frantically withstood their efforts revealing to them that he too was merely a man like them (Acts 14:8-15). Later on, he confesses to being able to be fulfilled whether with empty or full stomach (Philippians 4:1-3). Paul was a true graduate of the Spirit.* Joseph King-The discipline of the Anointing*
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