The Helper - Part 2

Good Morning!! Yesterday we discussed feeling like an ordinary Christian with no power, joy and peace in your life. Yet, we know that God never intended it to be that way. Therefore, our Lord sent a "Helper" the Holy Spirit. So who is the Holy Spirit?...Well, it's easier to tell you what He is not.
 
1.  The Spirit of God is not an "it", but a person. Scripture speaks of the Holy Spirit by using pronouns such as "He" proving that the Holy Spirit is a Person not an "it".
 
2.  The Holy Spirit is not a power like the energizer bunny, because the bunny will eventually run out. Nor is He a force that is "with you" like in Star Wars. The Holy Spirit is the life of Jesus coming to live on the inside of us. We contain not just His power, but the very life of Jesus in us!
 
3.  The Holy Spirit is not a dove. He is part of the Trinity who was involved in creation. In Genesis 1:26 it says, "Let Us make man in Our image." The pronouns are capitalized emphasizing the deity of the trinity, which is, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is not only a person, but He is the person of Jesus Christ. They are one in the same. On this side of the cross, the "Helper" has come. When you receive Jesus as your Savior you also receive the Holy Spirit at the same time, or else the Trinity is a lie. If they are the same person, how can you have one with the other?

The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."—Romans 8:15 (NIV)
 
We are not given power to imitate Christ; we are given the very Life of Christ! It's not about imitation, but about an impartation! Everything that Jesus is, His holiness, His faith, and His righteousness is ours too. We do not gain it over time,...we gain it as soon as we receive Christ by faith. However, Christ must not just be our Savior only,...He must be our Lord, as well. We must realize, like the disciples, that without the power of the "Helper" we can do nothing. We have to learn to depend on Christ in us,...that's what takes time.
 

Surrendering to His life within, is tapping into the source that enables us to be a victorious Christian.
Then we will begin to live with purpose,...His purpose. And the benefits are endless!

---

Lord, we thank You for forgiveness of sins and dying in our place,...that we might know The Father, and have eternal life. Today, we want to make You Lord of our life. We want to live life with power and purpose. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, and guide each day of our lives that we might glorify You. Amen.

"Our weakness, is where God can prove Himself to be our source of sufficiency."