GET TO KNOW THE HOLY SPIRIT

GET TO KNOW THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit of God is not some smoke or cloud, nor is He a light. He is not a thing! The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Godhead. Why do we call Him the third Person of the Godhead when, in fact, He’s the first Person to be revealed in the Scriptures? This is because He’s the last of the Trinity to be known by us. The Holy Spirit is exactly like Jesus. He does not receive power from God. In fact, He is the POWER of God! The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth which proceeds from the Father. He is not less than the Father, nor is He less than Jesus. He proceeds from the Father.

What’s His Name?

“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name…” (John 14:26). This verse simply implies that the Father will say to the Holy Ghost, “Go in the Name of Jesus...” The Holy Ghost was sent by the Father in the Name of Jesus. The Holy Ghost doesn’t have a name; His name is not “Holy Ghost” or “Holy Spirit.” That’s just a description of His person, His character. The Holy Ghost has no name of His own, but He answers to the Name of Jesus. He takes the place of Jesus here on earth. He’s here to do whatever Jesus would have done. Believe this: When the Holy Spirit comes to live in you, you become His headquarters; His centre of operation. He comes alive in your body and makes it His home. “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;” (Ephesians 5:18). God is saying to us here that He desires that we receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit, whereby He fills us with all of His fullness. This is done so we can experience His power as He imparts our spirits with the divine enablement to live the victorious Christian life. “How do I receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit?” you may ask. There are several ways to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. During Apostle Paul’s missionary journey through Asia, he met twelve men in Ephesus, who had not received the Holy Spirit.

The Bible records that “…when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied” (Acts 19:6). This is one of the ways to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Those men had to have someone else, who had received the fullness of the Spirit, lay hands upon them. If you have not received the infilling of the Holy Spirit, you can have someone (who’s full of the Spirit) lay hands on you and you’ll receive. Another way to receive the Holy Spirit is by asking in prayer. The Lord said in Luke 11:13, “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?” This means when you ask the Father in faith and in the Name of the Lord Jesus, you will receive the Holy Spirit. If you have in your life this Person I’m introducing to you, then you will hear His voice in you. He will lead you through the wilderness of life and direct your steps. He will tell you what to do and inspire the right thoughts in you. He will give you an earth-shaking idea. He will show you a vision of what He sees you to be. The Holy Spirit will set a picture before you and help you journey towards that picture!

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GENESIS 1:1, JOHN 14:15-17, ACTS 10:38, 1CORINTHIANS 2:12, GALATIANS 3:29, EPHESIANS 5:18, ACTS 19:6 and LUKE 11:13.