Thoughts On the Holy Spirit

A few facts from scripture that speak of the Holy Spirit.

1. John 16:8-11

"And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

He came to convict us. Both believers and non-believers, about sin, righteousness, and judgment.

2. Ephesians 4:30

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

We grieve the Holy spirit when

A.) we do wrong - Sin

B.) don't do what's right - righteousness

C.) fail to see that we are not living as we should - judgment

3. 1 Thessalonians 5:19

Do not quench the Spirit

This may be the greatest failing in the modern church today. Our faith is based on the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who is working in us to do God's work. No, we cannot believe all spirits, but must test all things to see if they are from God. But we must not ignore the fact that we are indwelled by a supernatural power that gives each us a gift and that gift transcends our natural abilities.

Our God is a God of power and the Christian faith is to be lived out in the supernatural power of God. But to fully walk in the power of the Holy Spirit we must let Him do the work in us. We must let Him have control. We must decrease; He must increase. When we are weak; He is strong.