The Holy Spirit (cont.)
John 14:26 – “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”
We mentioned last time that He, the Holy Spirit, as a person, has knowledge, feelings or emotions, and He has a will! One writer said this about Him: “He is a holy person who comes to dwell in our hearts, one who knows fully every act we perform, every word we speak, every thought we entertain, even the most fleeting fancy that is allowed to pass through our minds.”
And He is praying for us, right along side the Son of God, Jesus! In Romans 8:26 it says, “Likewise the Spirit helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” He is not just an influence who moves us to pray, but He is a person who actually prays for us!
Another thing about the Holy Spirit is found in the His name, ‘Spirit.’ Spirit, in the Hebrew and the Greek, literally means ‘breath’ or ‘wind.’ At the end of Jesus’ ministry, the Bible says that Jesus ‘breathed on them, and said unto them, receive ye the Holy Spirit.” Job, in chapter 33:4 says, “the spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.” As one writer said, the Spirit is “the outbreathing of God, His inmost life going forth in a personal form to quicken. When we receive the Holy Spirit, we receive the inmost life of God Himself to dwell in a personal way in us.”
One more thing concerning the Holy Spirit for today: The Bible tells us that He is the Spirit of Christ. This means that the Spirit is more than just an influence. He is the very One who comes to dwell in hearts in order to reveal Jesus to us. John 15:26 says, “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to your from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify of Me.” The Holy Spirit is sent to show to us Christ!
And He is the Spirit of Christ because He is the One who will work in our heart and in our lives to make us more like Christ. He reveals Christ to us and then He works on us to make us more like what He has revealed. What a marvelous thought! What a wonderful truth! We must let Him do what He has been sent to do! More to come!