Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit.
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me.” (John 16:7-8)
Ever Thought:Why is it better for us that Jesus is now with the Father and the Holy Spirit is with us?
I see at least two reasons.
1. In John 16:12 we see Jesus say there were things He still wanted to share with them but they weren’t ready.
The Holy Spirit would not just Teach them but actually Guide them into TRUTH.
Jesus was teaching them in this chapter but they were clueless as to what He meant.
*Clearly we need to be guided into understanding the Lord. Thank you Holy Spirit for not just telling us the way but for also being a guide to take us there.
2. As wonderful as walking with Jesus in the flesh would be, even in his spiritual, after resurrection, body, Jesus could only be one place at one time. We would have very limited access to Him and would usually find ourselves on our own trying to live for God and represent Him in this world.
*** The Holy Spirit IS always with ALL believers. Thank you Jesus!
It is sometimes hard for us to grasp the fact that the Holy Spirit is a Him, not an it.
After all, the Bible describes the Holy Spirit as a mighty rushing wind.
* We read of His coming upon the disciples in a divided flame of fire.
*We also read about His descending as a dove.
*But let’s remember that Jesus is called the Bread of Life, and the Father is described as a refuge, hiding us under the shadow of His wings.
Does that mean that Jesus is a loaf of bread—or that the Father is a giant bird in heaven?
Of course not. These are simply metaphors to help US understand our GREAT and PERFECT GOD.
The Holy Spirit is a Him, and He has specific work that He wants to do.
*This includes convicting us of our sin—not necessarily sin in general, but to Show us that we are sinners.
**The Holy Spirit takes the message of the Death and Resurrection of JESUS, Shows us it is True, and Shows us that we need to Turn to God.
Without the convicting power of the Spirit, we would never have come to Jesus.
That is why, when I am praying for an unbeliever, I pray that God would convict him or her by His Holy Spirit.
*The Holy Spirit doesn’t convict us of our sin to drive us to despair, BUT to send us into the open arms of JESUS.
Works of the Spirit;
* The Holy Spirit Abides in us. (John 14:16)
*The Spirit Convicts of sin (John 16:7-8)
*The Holy Spirit Testifies concerning Christ (Romans 15:16/ Galatians 5:22-25)
*The Spirit Teaches and brings to our remembrance (John 14:26)
*The Spirit Reveals the TRUTH (John 16:12-13)
*The Spirit Gives gifts (1 Corinthians 12:7)
***The Holy Spirit is to show US our need for JESUS!!!!!!.
Holy Spirit. “My Personal Assistant”
John16:7; 14:16
This is Jesus talking to the Disciples.
•Jesus is telling his disciples in the text that although he is leaving, don’t be troubled or nervous about anything because he is sending a companion.
•Whenever you accepted Christ as your savior, you accepted the Holy Spirit who lives on the inside of you.
•The Holy Spirit walks with us and talks with us; he is a personal assistant that resides with you forever.
•You can’t shake the Holy Spirit; wherever you go the Holy Spirit will be there.
•No one can teach you how to “get the Holy Ghost” because he already dwells within you.
• You accepted the Holy Spirit when you accepted Christ. (Acts 2:37-38)
•The Holy Spirit is there to help you in any way possible.
•One of his jobs is to comfort you in uncomfortable situations.
•You just have to learn how to tap into the spirit that’s already there.
•The problem with many of us is that we don’t spend enough time with him.
•We sometimes want to reduce the Holy Spirit to just certin giftings,but he’s so so much MORE than that. (Read 1 Corinthians 12).
•He’s a guide, comforter, motivator, and is there to help you in any way possible.
•If you spend time talking with the Holy Spirit, he will order your steps. He wants to lead you to your destiny.
•The Holy Spirit helps you to discern who you should be around and what situations you should be in.
•The Holy Spirit reminds you of everything you’ve been taught.
•The depth of your relationship with the Holy Spirit is directly related to the depth of your commitment to the word.
•Some of us are getting our butts kicked and is going through so much turmoil because we don’t have anything on the inside of us (no word) for the Holy Spirit to pull from; we don’t have enough word in us for the Holy Spirit to help us out.
•We’re talking to everybody but the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit Filled:
1. Must be a believer. Acts 2:37-38
2. Must come humbly. Acts 7:51
3. Must ask in faith. Mark 11:24
4. Must receive by faith. 1 John 5:14-15
5. Must be Jesus focused.
Acts 19: 2 and Paul said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”….
Recieving the holy spirit is the journey from our mind to heart….allowing God to penetrate the essence of our being; When we allow GOD to penetrate the Core of who we are we have received the Holy Spirit.
Fruits of the Spirit:
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another.
I say let’s ALL rise up to the new level and more profound way of victory that is being revealed to us at this time through the Holy Spirit. Allow our faith to arise to receive all that the Lord is releasing, and our spiritual growth will take an exponential leap. Refuse to settle for religious dogma when you can move with the flow of the Holy Spirit to greater revelation of the Lord’s kingdom. But, you must also keep His Word as the Standard by which you measure TRUTH. Do not be afraid to move forward!!!!
Thank you Holy Spirit for continually being with us guiding us, guarding us, consoling and counseling us. Lord help us Embrace all that Holy Spirit has for us and the body of Christ. We ALL with our gifts are meant to be used for God’s glory. Help us be a brighter light, which means that we are to proclaim the gospel and do good works. Jesus said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
Yes—We are called to be salt and light—to live a godly life.
Amen