"And Peter said to them, 'Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"
-Acts 2:38 "If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Jesus Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." -Romans 8:11 "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." -Romans 8:14 "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own." -1 Corinthians 6:19 "But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me." -John 15:26 This is a handful among MANY verses that discuss the Holy Spirit as the seal of salvation. His indwelling presence in the Believer's life and heart and spirit is the seal of the New Covenant bought in Jesus' blood. Many denominations and individual believers will try to down play the role and reality of the Holy Spirit. He is a person. He is an equal part of the Triune Godhead. He is the closest we can get to God in this life. He is our Counselor, Teacher, Sanctifier, Friend and Promise. He is the Spirit of the Father and of Jesus. He is God within us! To downplay or refuse to get to know Him in our walk with Christ is to deny his existence and function in the Godhead and in our lives as Believers. The Holy Spirit is a difficult concept to grasp a hold of, but He is worth every effort. Jesus bought our freedom and son-ship with his life and sacrifice in perfection as the Lamb/Son of God, but He also bought our right to His Spirit at our conversion. The Holy Spirit makes Jesus known and understood by illuminating the the Word to us in our spirits and minds. He also confirms our assurance of salvation when we doubt, because we know if we have Him in us, we have Christ's blood covering us and an entrance into Heaven. These verses make it very clear that the Holy Spirit is God Himself WITHIN US who believe and accept and follow Jesus as Lord and Savior. We have the fullness of the Godhead at our disposal every minute of everyday in the form of the Spirit of God. HALLELUJAH FOREVER AND EVER!! How awesome is our God for such a gift as this! I challenge you reader, to seek to know the Spirit and worship Him as LORD, since He is, and pray and ask the LORD to reveal to you and teach you all He has in store for you in and through this promise of indwelling Godhead with you every step and breath of every day on this earth. He will usher you into eternity and the fullness of glory and promise at your last breath. Thank you Father for your plan of salvation, your light in the darkness to set captives free through Jesus Christ. Thank you that part of that promise is the indwelling Holy Spirit. Please fill us and overflow us with more than we can handle of Your Spirit that we may be effective for your kingdom on this earth, for we can truly do nothing without You and the empowering of Your Spirit within us. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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Joseph Zeiss
8/8/2023 01:44:25 am
Amen!
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