Confess Over Him All the Iniquities of the Children of Israel
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can lay our sin on Jesus, experience separation from evil, and be consumed by His holy fire.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes the privilege of confessing our iniquities to the Holy Spirit and laying them upon Jesus, who has already borne our sins on the cross. He illustrates the process of sin being consumed and removed from us, akin to the sin offering being taken outside the camp and burned, leaving us with a profound sense of God's presence and purity. Despite the reality of suffering and pain, there is a sacred assurance of separation from evil, as the Holy Spirit works to cleanse our spirits without harming us. Simpson encourages believers to surrender their entire nature to Christ, seeking to be consumed by His holy fire and to live solely for Him.
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As any evil comes up and the consciousness of any unholy thing touches our inner senses, it is our privilege at once to hand it over to the Holy Spirit and to lay it upon Jesus as something already crucified with Him. Then, as was done with the sin offering, it will be carried outside the camp and burned to ashes. There may be deep suffering, there may be protracted pain, and it may be intensely real; but throughout all there will be a very sweet and sacred sense of God's presence, of intense purity in our whole spirit and of our separation from the evil which is being consumed. Truly, it will be borne outside the camp, leaving not even the smell of the flames upon our garments.
It is so blessed to have the Holy Spirit slay things.
No sword but His can pass so perfectly between us and the evil, so that it consumes the sin without touching the spirit. Lord Jesus, my sin offering, I lay my sin, myself, my whole nature, upon Thy cross. Consume me by Thy holy fire, and let me die to all but Thee!
Sermon Outline
- The Privilege of Laying Sin on Jesus
- The Process of Consecration
- The Result of Consecration
- Sweet sense of God's presence
- Intense purity of spirit
Key Quotes
“It is so blessed to have the Holy Spirit slay things.” — A.B. Simpson
“No sword but His can pass so perfectly between us and the evil, so that it consumes the sin without touching the spirit.” — A.B. Simpson
“Lord Jesus, my sin offering, I lay my sin, myself, my whole nature, upon Thy cross.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- You can experience a sweet sense of God's presence and intense purity of spirit by laying your sin on Jesus.
- The Holy Spirit is the only one who can perfectly separate you from evil and consume sin without touching your spirit.
- Consecration to Jesus is a process of being set apart for His purposes and experiencing His presence in your life.