John 14:16 Jesus assures, He will give us another Helper, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, or know Him but, you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. Let us focus on the “Helper,” this is none other than the Holy Spirit.
Who is the Holy Spirit? Who has the wisdom to explain who He is?
By grace of God, I have a deep urge from the Holy Spirit to pen a little that I know. The revelation of Holy Spirit is most misunderstood and neglected. He is not a dove or wind or water but God, not like God but, same as God the Father, not junior God, but deserving same reverence, honour and trust.
John14:16 states that we cannot experience the Holy Spirit unless given to us by the grace of God. He is not available to everyone, only those who obey God’s commandment in Acts 2:38 Repent of our sins, that conviction is given by none other than the Holy Spirit.
The Triune nature of God is shown in Gen 1:1-3 in the creation of heaven and earth and in verse 26, “Let US make ..” He is the Spirit of God that cuts across every rule, requirement, culture, animate, inanimate things, nations, unbelievers, believers. It is the Holy Spirit that breathed into Adam, parted the waters of the Red Sea, brought the walls of Jericho down, the virgin birth Luke 1:35, budded Aaron’s rod, turned Moses’ rod to a snake, who made the donkey speak, the resurrection power that raised Jesus, Romans 6:10-11
We know that Saul who was a religious terrorist was encountered on the way to Damascus, convicted, made him surrender to the Lord Jesus and how he was transformed to be the great Apostle Paul. It is Holy Spirit who multiplied the church, not fine eloquence of a preacher, (Acts9:31) only the Holy Spirit can reveal Jesus to man (John6:44) convict of sin, righteousness, and judgement. It is the Holy Spirit that engineered conversion of my entire family in an encounter, without any human help.
It is only in the place of prayer that we can have fellowship with the Holy Spirit, we must welcome and wait on Him in a quiet place. The modus operandi of prayer is decided by Him, speak to Him, He will speak in a still, small voice. Just receiving the Holy Spirit is like holding a glass of water and not drinking, it will not benefit us.
Awareness of Holy Spirit will not suffice, we must KNOW Him. If we know Him, we can partner with Him to fulfil our God given destiny. You need Holy Spirit to give you customized directions in your life, situations, and challenges.
Without Him we live a powerless, battery-less Christian life. There is much more to write about the ministry of the Holy Spirit for which this article won’t suffice. Let us submit to the leadership of the Holy Spirit, give Him charge and ask Him to reveal Himself to us, for He desires our fellowship. Koinonia!!!
Sol Lalitha Menon