The next couple of days we are gonna look at some truths about the Holy Spirit. Some of these like today are hard to comprehend but this doen't change the truth taught by the Bible. Many like to think of the Spirit as an it or as some kind of force that we can call on and control like Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. This is not so, the Holy Spirit is a person. This is something we must grasp in our walk as a Christian. Look at this verse:
John 14:17
17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. We are to know Him(Spirit) as in we are to have a realtionship with Him. Not try to harness him so can control His power. The Holy Soirit is a person who has personal relationships with each believer if allowed to do so. We also see that the Holy Spirit has relationships with Jesus and the Father and we see the Spirit working togethere with bothe the Father and the Son throughout scripture.
Look at these two verses:
Matthew 28:19
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
2 Corinthians 13:14
14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
While I must admit this is hard to understand humanly for one how can The Spirit be a person and yet dwell in me? All I can say is it is a God thing and the scriptures teach it and I believe it in faith! So build that realtionship with the Spirit....just like a human relationship, the more you communicate and work on the relationship the more you can relate to one another and grow and work into a beautiful love realtionship!
God bless...Tom
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