CHAPTER III.

_A COMMAND TO BE OBEYED._

But lest some one should think, "It is optional with me whether I claim my birthright or not; no doubt it would be a very fitting thing for some people to be filled with the Spirit, but _I_ need not trouble about it"--in case any one should be tempted to speak and act like this, let us learn that "Be filled with the Spirit" (Eph. v. 18) is a command to be obeyed, a duty to be done. Many of God's people are acknowledging that they did not know that "Be filled with the Spirit" was a command; _but it is_, and there is no excuse for not knowing. You will notice that in Eph.