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Experiencing the Holy Spirit
As church goers and claimers of the
Christian faith, I’m sure we have heard of the
Holy Spirit. But how many of us can really
claim to
know
the Holy Spirit? Even if we
claim to know Him, how many of us are
experiencing
Him in our day to day lives? Is
the Holy Spirit real to you? Have you ever
sat and talked with Him like you might talk
to a spouse or very dear friend? Does He
speak to you?
Sadly, many who walk the earth and claim to
be part of God’s family know little to
nothing about the Holy Spirit. To many, He
may seem like someone who is way out
there: a ghost, untouchable, hard to
understand, maybe even a mystery.
The Holy Spirit is the third person in the
Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. His
work is very noticeable and obvious
throughout the Bible. In fact, it is quite clear
that He is the One who inspired men like you
and me to write the Holy Scriptures. 2 Peter
1:20-21 says:
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the
Scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by
the will of man:
but holy men of God spake
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost
.”
Peter is making it clear that no part of the
Bible ever came from the prophet’s own
understanding or human viewpoint. Every
single Bible writer—Peter, Jude, Paul, John,
Mathew, Jeremiah, Moses, King David and
Isaiah—
was moved by the Holy Spirit
. As
God through the Holy Spirit spoke to them,
these men wrote it down. So the truth is,
when you and I read the Bible in a language
we can understand, we are reading the very
words of the Holy Spirit.
Appreciating the place of the Holy Spirit in
the life of a Christian is very important! That
is, if you want to grow in your knowledge
and understanding of Him. Only the Holy
Spirit can grant such knowledge to man.
In this study we will seek to improve on
whatever knowledge we may have of the
Holy Spirit. For those who are unfamiliar
with Him, let me introduce you to a whole
new world of spiritual reality.
THE HOLY SPIRIT, THIRD PERSON
IN THE GODHEAD
1
.
The Holy Spirit was present and active
during creation
—see Genesis 1:1-3.
If you go to the very beginning of the
Bible and start reading in Genesis, you
will find that by the time you get to the
second verse, the Holy Spirit shows up as
being present and active in the work of
creation. The truth is, He played a very
important part in all of creation.
2. The Holy Spirit has feelings
.
Quench not
the Spirit (1 Thess. 5:19).
3. The Holy Spirit can be grieved or made
sad.
“And
grieve not
the Holy Spirit of God,
whereby ye are sealed unto the day of
redemption (Ephesians 4:30).”
4. The Holy Spirit speaks.
At times I have heard well-meaning
people refer to the Holy Spirit as an “it,”
as if He were an object or thing rather
than a Person. The truth is, the Holy
Spirit is a Person and should be referred
to as He and Him. When we read the
Bible, it is quite clear that He, the Holy
Spirit, is able to speak like a human
being. When He speaks, the Bible
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Illustration by Lydia
The goal of this study is to help us get a
deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit. In
fact, it is my passionate prayer that you and I
will get to know the Holy Spirit so well that
we fall head over heels in love with Him and
experience Him in ways we have never
dreamed possible.