Category Archives: Holy Spirit
Invoking God’s Blessings II
‘Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart’ John 7:38
‘Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing’ John 15:5. And we know that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ. Yet there are Christians today who choose to stay without the Holy Spirit. They do not want to heal the sick or prophesy. They do not thirst for the anointing and Read the rest of this entry
Invoking God’s Blessings I
‘On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!’ John 7:37
The second significance of ingathering is to invoke God’s blessings. Jesus brought this feast to a physical end when He stood on the last day and declared ‘Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!’. Jesus is saying the living waters come from Him. In Israel, the entire nation goes through at least seven months of no rain. So when they celebrate the feast of ingathering they are Read the rest of this entry
Ingathering: Harvest
‘(When He said “living water,” He was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in Him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into His glory.) John7:39
Still dealing with the first significance of ingathering which is harvest. Harvest also means the gathering of every spiritual principle and gift that God has given to us from the beginning of this year up until now. For some of us God has taught us a lot of spiritual lessons. We have fought some battles and we have learnt some awesome things. Ingathering means we are to Read the rest of this entry
He Gives Us Inner Strength & Companionship
‘I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit’ Eph. 3:16
The Holy Spirit performs His ministry as the comforter by strengthening us from the inside and being our companion. As Christians we experience seasons in our lives that should ordinarily be low points but you cannot explain where the strength to pull through comes from. You may have perceived the burden too much for you to bear. But if you look back six months, you Read the rest of this entry
He Gives Us His Gifts
‘A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church’ 1 Cor. 14:4
The gifts of the Holy Spirit edify and build us up. The Holy Spirit gives us His gifts to build us up as individuals and as a Church. The word edify in the Greek is translated oikodomio; oiko means to build while domio means dominion. It literally means to build a house. The word edify means to build up, to embolden, or to encourage. The gift of prophecy, word of knowledge, word of wisdom, working of miracles, diverse kinds of tongues, and so on are gifts of the Holy Spirit. All the gifts Read the rest of this entry
He Acts On Our Behalf
‘In the west, people will respect the Name of the Lord; in the east, they will glorify Him. For He will come like a raging flood tide driven by the breath of the Lord’ Isaiah 59:19
The Holy Spirit does not only teach us, He acts on our behalf. Remember, the Comforter also means Advocate. The real meaning of the name Advocate in the Greek is a helper, a pleader, a proxy, one who comes forward on behalf and as a representative of another. ‘Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless’ Psalm 60:11. The only Read the rest of this entry
He Teaches Us
‘But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—He will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you’ John 14:26
The Holy Spirit is the greatest teacher. He is able to teach us everything we do not know. Life is filled with mysteries and every day births new questions. The Spirit of Christ is the only one capable of answering those questions. The greatest teacher is the Holy Spirit. Yet in order to learn from Him, you have to engage Him. ‘But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I Read the rest of this entry
The Comforter II
‘But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me’ John 15:26
The Holy Spirit is the spirit of Christ. No wonder the Bible says, ‘Christ in you the hope of glory’. The Holy Spirit is not different from Jesus Christ. Jesus says ‘I and the Father are one’. He says ‘I am going but I am leaving another Comforter, I am not going to leave you like orphans. I am going to come and stay with you’. So who is the Comforter? Jesus. Which means that everything Jesus was to the disciples when He walked with them side by side, the Holy Spirit is to us today. Read the rest of this entry
The Comforter I
‘And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you’ John 14:16
For the next few days we are going to be learning about the person of the Holy Spirit. Many times, people refer to the Holy Spirit as ‘something’ or refer to the Holy Spirit as ‘it’. The Holy Spirit is a real person. ‘But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me’ John 15:26. Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as ‘The Comforter’. It is amazing that Jesus is saying I am going and I am sending ‘the’ Comforter. Note Jesus did Read the rest of this entry
A Helping Hand
‘Then Elisha told the king of Israel to put his hand on the bow, and Elisha laid his own hands on the king’s hands’ 2 Kings 13:16.
One of the ways God works with us to break barriers in our lives is that He sends us helpers. One of the things Jesus said the Holy Spirit will be to us is our Helper. Without exception, everybody needs a helper. From today’s reading, God sent a helping hand to the King in the person of Elisha. When Elisha placed Read the rest of this entry
