THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS 2
KJV:If ye love me, keep my commandments.
KJV:And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
KJV:Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
KJV:I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14:15-18
Good morning dear reader. I believe you had a very wonderful and an amazing night rest. I welcome you to a very wonderful and beautiful Tuesday morning. I know that you are going to have a fruitful and productive day. Today, we will be treating the second part of this very interesting, powerful, inspiring and very productive series titled:"The Holy Spirit and His gifts". In the part 1, we talked about who the person of the Holy Spirit is, then we treated the meaning of the different translations of the name "comforter". Please if you have not read the part 1 of this series I enjoin you to do so, so you can follow us very well.
Now let's treat the remaining three names:
5. Advocate :
Oxford English dictionary amidst many of it's other definition gives two very good definition which we will consider. Firstly, an advocate is a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. You see from this definition that the Holy Spirit publicly supports you through the manifestations of His Spirit in your life not privately. Scriptures also tell us that the Holy Spirit has been given to us as a seal of our guarantee for the day of redemption. That is publicly approving us as ripe fruits for redemption. It also defines advocate as a a professional pleader in a court of justice. Isn't that amazing, not only do we have a divine highly trained counsellor He also doubles as a professional barrister. Come on now, when the accuser of brethren begins his accusations, the Holy Ghost is there to completely silence him. Fear not.
6. Strengthener :
The Oxford English dictionary defines the word " strengthen" as the ability to make or become stronger. That is to say, a strengthener is someone who enables or encourages a person to act more vigorously or effectively. So the Holy Spirit enables you to be stronger than you were yesterday, He enables you to do more for God than you did yesterday, He enables you to work more tirelessly for God than you did yesterday. He makes you hunger for God more than you did yesterday. So you see that when you need strength, you go to the Him. That is why apostle Paul said, " I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me". Glory.
7. Standby :
Oxford English dictionary amidst many of it's other definitions defines standby as readiness for duty or immediate deployment. Now those are interesting military terms. But does what does that mean about the Holy Spirit. It means we have a reservoir that is always filled and never dry. When you run out of strength, you go to Him because He is full of strength, when you run out of options or counsel, you go to Him because He is always full of wise counsel. When you no longer know what to pray about despite the burden you have, you go to Him to tell you what to pray for because He is an intercessor who is always praying for and through you. O boy, I wish someone grasps what the full implication of been friends with the Holy Spirit means.
In summary for you who has received the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in other tongues and other spiritual gifts, it means you have the third person of the Holy Trinity who is an ever comforting, full of wise counsel, ever interceding, always defending, always enabling and pushing you to do more, be more, ever faithful and always at your side as a friend. What more can you ask or ever need in a friend. Why not appreciate Jesus more for the gift of the person of the Holy Spirit.
In the opening of this series, I said that the Holy Spirit is a person and not a thing or an emotional feeling. Since we have treated the name translation that Jesus Christ called the Holy Spirit which I believe have made you begin to see the Holy Spirit in a better and different light. I will like to take us through scripture to show us just how truly the Holy Spirit is a person. 1 Thess 5:17, tells us not to grieve the Holy Spirit, it is only a person that can be grieved not a thing nor a symbol. Neh 9:20, tells us that the Holy Spirit instructs, only a person can instruct not things or symbols. Rom 8:14, tells us that the Holy Spirit offers guidance and direction, only a person can do that not a thing or symbol. I say again, the Holy Spirit is a person not a symbol or emotional feeling. He is not fire, water, wind or dove. These are symbols with which He chooses to represent Himself because of what He intends to do at that particular time.
I hope you have been blessed by today's write-ups. Read, be blessed, comment and please share to your friends on any social media in your country. Join us again on Thursday for the part 3. Like our Facebook page, Espiritus Koinonia and write to me on my gmail, anointedsaviour1@gmail.com. The world is in dire need of the word of God. Help us spread this Word. Have a splendid and fruitful day. Shalom!
Good morning dear reader. I believe you had a very wonderful and an amazing night rest. I welcome you to a very wonderful and beautiful Tuesday morning. I know that you are going to have a fruitful and productive day. Today, we will be treating the second part of this very interesting, powerful, inspiring and very productive series titled:"The Holy Spirit and His gifts". In the part 1, we talked about who the person of the Holy Spirit is, then we treated the meaning of the different translations of the name "comforter". Please if you have not read the part 1 of this series I enjoin you to do so, so you can follow us very well.
Now let's treat the remaining three names:
5. Advocate :
Oxford English dictionary amidst many of it's other definition gives two very good definition which we will consider. Firstly, an advocate is a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. You see from this definition that the Holy Spirit publicly supports you through the manifestations of His Spirit in your life not privately. Scriptures also tell us that the Holy Spirit has been given to us as a seal of our guarantee for the day of redemption. That is publicly approving us as ripe fruits for redemption. It also defines advocate as a a professional pleader in a court of justice. Isn't that amazing, not only do we have a divine highly trained counsellor He also doubles as a professional barrister. Come on now, when the accuser of brethren begins his accusations, the Holy Ghost is there to completely silence him. Fear not.
6. Strengthener :
The Oxford English dictionary defines the word " strengthen" as the ability to make or become stronger. That is to say, a strengthener is someone who enables or encourages a person to act more vigorously or effectively. So the Holy Spirit enables you to be stronger than you were yesterday, He enables you to do more for God than you did yesterday, He enables you to work more tirelessly for God than you did yesterday. He makes you hunger for God more than you did yesterday. So you see that when you need strength, you go to the Him. That is why apostle Paul said, " I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me". Glory.
7. Standby :
Oxford English dictionary amidst many of it's other definitions defines standby as readiness for duty or immediate deployment. Now those are interesting military terms. But does what does that mean about the Holy Spirit. It means we have a reservoir that is always filled and never dry. When you run out of strength, you go to Him because He is full of strength, when you run out of options or counsel, you go to Him because He is always full of wise counsel. When you no longer know what to pray about despite the burden you have, you go to Him to tell you what to pray for because He is an intercessor who is always praying for and through you. O boy, I wish someone grasps what the full implication of been friends with the Holy Spirit means.
In summary for you who has received the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in other tongues and other spiritual gifts, it means you have the third person of the Holy Trinity who is an ever comforting, full of wise counsel, ever interceding, always defending, always enabling and pushing you to do more, be more, ever faithful and always at your side as a friend. What more can you ask or ever need in a friend. Why not appreciate Jesus more for the gift of the person of the Holy Spirit.
In the opening of this series, I said that the Holy Spirit is a person and not a thing or an emotional feeling. Since we have treated the name translation that Jesus Christ called the Holy Spirit which I believe have made you begin to see the Holy Spirit in a better and different light. I will like to take us through scripture to show us just how truly the Holy Spirit is a person. 1 Thess 5:17, tells us not to grieve the Holy Spirit, it is only a person that can be grieved not a thing nor a symbol. Neh 9:20, tells us that the Holy Spirit instructs, only a person can instruct not things or symbols. Rom 8:14, tells us that the Holy Spirit offers guidance and direction, only a person can do that not a thing or symbol. I say again, the Holy Spirit is a person not a symbol or emotional feeling. He is not fire, water, wind or dove. These are symbols with which He chooses to represent Himself because of what He intends to do at that particular time.
I hope you have been blessed by today's write-ups. Read, be blessed, comment and please share to your friends on any social media in your country. Join us again on Thursday for the part 3. Like our Facebook page, Espiritus Koinonia and write to me on my gmail, anointedsaviour1@gmail.com. The world is in dire need of the word of God. Help us spread this Word. Have a splendid and fruitful day. Shalom!
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