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nose or your physical foot! No, the heart is used as an illustration of the heart of man, the spirit of man. "Look down in your spirit," I told him. "What does your spirit tell you?" When I said that, he responded, "I'm going to have to go back to the church I used to attend." I answered, "That's the answer. Go on back to that church then." That man knew the answer in his heart all the time. Many times things will happen in your life, some good and some bad, and afterwards you will say, "I knew what to do all the time." Where did you know it? You knew it on the inside of you. Why didn't you listen? It would save you many problems if you would learn to listen to your spirit. For the spirit of man is the candle of the Lord (Prov. 20:27). The Holy Spirit is dwelling in our spirits, and He is our Guide. The Holy Spirit Within: Testifies of Jesus In the Book of John, Jesus spoke of another role of the Holy Spirit as He dwells within believers. The Holy Spirit always lifts up the Word of God and the Name of Jesus and testifies of Jesus. JOHN 15:26 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proc ceedeth from the Father, HE SHALL TESTIFY OF ME. Now notice John 16:14: "HE SHALL GLORIFY ME: for he shall receive of mine, and shall SHEW IT unto you." And in John 14:26, Jesus said the Holy Spirit would be our Teacher. JOHN 14:26 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE SHALL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS, and bring all things to your remembrance, WHATSOEVER I HAVE SAID UNTO YOU. In other words, the Holy Spirit will make Jesus and the things of God real to you. And when you need it, He will bring to your remembrance the Word of God that you have hidden in your heart (Ps. 119:11). The Holy Spirit, our Helper, has made His home in us as believers. All that we could ever need Him to be for us, He is. He is our Comforter, our Guide, our Counselor, and our Teacher. He is the Greater One in us who puts us over in life. If we are conscious of Him who dwells within us and if we believe God's Word, then no matter what or whom we face in life, we will have no fear. The Greater One who lives in us is greater than he who is in the world! He will put us over in life! 1 Smith Wigglesworth, Ever Increasing Faith (1924; Springfield, Missouri: Gospel Publishing House, 1971), p. 95. Chapter 5 The Holy Spirit Upon: His Infilling Power In Chapter 4 we discussed the indwelling Presence of the Holy Spirit. But there should be a twofold work of God in the life of the individual believer. God desires for every one of His