Walking with the Holy Spirit

Who is the Holy Spirit?

It is a person and we believed that the Holy Spirit is co equal with God the father, God the son and he abides in a believer forever.

“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—”

‭‭John‬ ‭14:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The scripture let us know that the Holy Spirit is from God and co- equal with God.

How do we receive the Holy Spirit?

We can only receive the Holy Spirit when we are born again. I.e accepting Jesus as our lord and our saviour.

“So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

‭‭John‬ ‭20:21-22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

ROLES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Helper

“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.”

‭‭John‬ ‭14:26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Convict of sin and righteousness

“Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:”

‭‭John‬ ‭16:7-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Holy Spirit in dwells in believer

Our body is the temple of God and it must be kept sacred.

“Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”

‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Source of revelation wisdom and power

Revelation and wisdom when we speak to God in our spirit it communicates back and gives us revelation and wisdom because God is spirit and we are created in his image. Genesis 1:26.

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.””

‭‭Acts‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The spirit of truth and it also guide us.

“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”

‭‭John‬ ‭16:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Mark and seal

Meaning a sign of validation and ownership when we have received Christ and we have attest to be his representative.

“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Also Galatians 6 16:17

Intercedes in times of weakness

When we are weak he makes us strong and even help us when we don’t know what to pray about.

Holy Spirit gives both eternal life and quickens our flesh.

“And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:10-11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

How do we work with the Holy Spirit?

Aligning our spirit with the father son and the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 1:26

“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.””

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

We must not grief the Holy Spirit

“Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:25-26, 28-32‬ ‭NKJV‬‬