The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a facilitator of power in the Kingdom of God. It gives the believer spiritual energy and power to run the Christian race on the earth. If you have not been baptized in the Holy Spirit, seek God about it, pray for it in faith today, and he will answer your prayer. It is very essential to be baptized in the Holy Spirit as soon as you are saved. I believe that if it were not necessary Paul would not have asked certain disciples if they had received the Holy Spirit since they believed.(Acts 19:2)When they replied him that they did not even know that there was any Holy Spirit he taught them about the baptism of Jesus and they became baptized with power and began to speak with tongues and prophesied! (Acts 19:5&6)You must have faith in God to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. Anyone who is saved is ready to receive. There is no need to wait. You can receive Him with or without the laying on of hands but prayer is always required to receive.Sometimes it was necessary to lay hands for people to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Peter and John had to lay their hands on and pray for the people in Samaria for them to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit.(Acts 8:17)God has already given the Holy Spirit. Simply receive Him by faith. Be confident that if you are indeed born of God, when you come to Christ to be baptized of the Holy Spirit you will not receive another spirit but the Holy Spirit.(Luke 11:13)
Be blessed, my friend.
