THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

Mark 1: 7 - 8
He announced, " Someone is coming soon who is far greater than I am...so much greater that I am not even worthy to be his slave. I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Third part of the Trinity.
Third part of the God-head.
God the Father.
God the Son.
God the Holy Spirit.
John the baptizer proclaimed that Jesus was coming on the scene. Jesus had invaded humanities time and space and had declared war of the works of Satan. One of the main differences was the idea of being filled with God's Holy Spirit.
Before we go any farther, I am not going to debate what constitutes a filling of the Holy Spirit. One work, a second work, multiple works. Not going there.
Prior to Jesus' birth, the Holy Spirit was given to only those that God deemed needed Him for the call and work that God had placed upon an individuals life. By the time you reach Act's Chapter 2, the lid is off, the Holy Spirit has come in power on the day of Pentecost and now is available for all who believe that Jesus was, in fact, the Messiah and had died to pay the price for sin.

Big deal, I've got the Holy Spirit.
You better believe it's a big deal. I can tell you right now that I've been teaching on the Holy Spirit and His baptism for 23 +  years and people still don't really understand the dynamics of a life that has been filled. A total disregard for the presence of God's Holy Spirit in their lives. I am in no way replacing the importance of Jesus Christ, no! But we need to see the complete God head in action to appreciate God's plan for our life.
God the Father, seated in heaven carrying out his plans to usher in his kingdom and defeat sin and Satan once and for all time. Jesus, seated at the right hand of the Father, interceding for the saints (not the New Orleans Football team). The Holy Spirit given to each individual who is saved, communicating the will of the Father and also communicating to Jesus the prayers and desires of the people.

John 16:8
And when he comes, he will convince the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
The Holy Spirit's first job is to break through the hardness that sin has placed over our hearts, our minds and our spiritual eyes. We are blind to the truth, but the Holy Spirit shatters that deception and allows us to hear the Gospel.

John 16: 13 - 14
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not be presenting his own ideas. He will be telling you what He has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by revealing to you whatever He receives from me (Jesus).
The voice of truth inside of us. God places a moral, spiritual and divine compass in each believer to guide us daily. Now if I am aware of this truth, does it not make sense that I should devote my energy to hearing and beyond that, doing the will of God.
It's not a crap shoot or roll of the dice. It isn't sticking a wet finger into the wind to figure out which way to go. It is the voice of God Almighty Himself speaking inside every believer. What I see today is a total disregard for the leading of the Holy Spirit.
We have got to get to the place of "listening" and "doing" again.
Quit trying to make decisions in our own strength and ability but, like King David, we listen and obey the voice of God.

What is He saying to you today?
Whatever you hear....just do it.....
God on you.....