Recently I pulled from my book shelf The Way to Power and Poise by E. Stanley Jones (1949), prominent Methodist missionary and ambassador for Christ for much of the middle 1900’s. The work is meant to be devotional, and it is. At the same time it into engages the full bearings of scripture, doctrine, and the self.
Here is an example of Jones’ reflecting on the nature and work of the triune God:
"God the Father is God for us; God the Son is God with us; God the Spirit is God in us. I cannot be satisfied with "for," more with "with," nor with "in." God the Father is the Creator; God the Son is the Redeemer; God the Spirit is the Creator-Redeemer within. The Father’s love, the divine intention; the Son’s approach, the divine invasion; the Spirit’s coming, the divine indwelling. God dwelt in a holy temple, then in a holy person; now He dwells in us who want to be holy. God in the Old Testament is Light; God in Jesus is Life; God in us is Power. Each time He comes closer, until He finally He comes to the ultimate place - within." (P.32)
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