And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.
—Luke 4:1
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
—Romans 8:14
From His very birth, the Lord Jesus had the Spirit dwelling in Him. But there were times when He needed special communications of the Spirit with the Father. Thus it was with His baptism. The descent of the Holy Spirit on Him—the baptism of the Spirit, given in the baptism with water: He was filled with the Spirit. He returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit and experienced more manifestly than ever the leading of the Spirit. Even as Jesus was filled with the Spirit and then led by the Spirit, so must we also be filled with the Spirit and led by the Spirit.
And this blessing is ours as it was His. Jesus, who was Himself baptized with the Spirit to set an example of how we are to live, has ascended into heaven to baptize us into likeness with Himself. What God demands from His children He first gives. He demands entire likeness to Christ because He will give us, as He did Jesus, the fullness of the Spirit. We must be filled with the Spirit.
It is Jesus who baptizes with the Spirit. All that He requires of us is the surrender of faith to receive what He gives. The surrender of faith. What He asks is whether or not we are indeed in earnest to follow in His footsteps, and for this to be baptized of the Spirit. Do not let there be any hesitation as to our answer.
Remember, the fullness of the Spirit is yours in Jesus. It is a gift that you accept and hold in faith, even when you do not feel its presence. The feeling may be weakness, fear, and much trembling, and yet the speaking, working, and living may be in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. (See 1 Corinthians 2:3–4.)
Live in the faith that the fullness of the Spirit is yours, and you rejoice every day in the blessed trust that the care of your spiritual life is in the hands of the Holy Spirit the Comforter. With the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus dwelling within, the likeness of the life of Christ Jesus will shine around.