“I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day,...” Now, you can't do any good until first you get in the Spirit; God can't use you. You're. All your efforts are--are in vain until first you do it in the Spirit. "If I will sing, I will sing in the Spirit. If I'll pray," said Paul, "I'll pray in the Spirit." And then if there is anything that comes to me that's any good, it has to be revealed to me by the Spirit and confirmed by the Word (made manifest by the results it bears). ~ 60-1204E  THE PATMOS VISION

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What does it mean to be “in the Spirit”? You can be “in the spirit” at a ballgame, meaning you are involved. You can be “in the spirit” at work, meaning you are engaged in whatever project you might be assigned to do. But being “in the Spirit” of the Lord doesn’t mean you have an anointing, or are emotional, or you are really interested, but it means you HAVE the Spirit. Christ IS our life. Whatever He has or is doing, that same Spirit in you has done it. To be “in the Spirit” is not to just be an observer, but to be a participant.