Who is the Holy Spirit?

 Who is the Holy Spirit?

 

There are several misconceptions when it comes to the topics of the Holy Spirit. Some call the Holy Spirit a mystical force. At the same time, others claim the Holy Spirit is the impersonal power that God makes available to the people who believe in Jesus Christ. In order to know about the Holy Spirit and the roles of the Holy Spirit, it could be learned only through Scriptures and Bible declared the Holy Spirit is God. Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity.

 

Holy Spirit and the Pentecostal Day

 

The manifestation of the Holy Spirit was on some occasion when it comes to the Old Testament. However, the picture completely changes when it comes to the New Testament. 

Pentecost is so important in both the Old and New Testaments. Pentecost is a Jewish feast day in the Old Testament and it is celebrated on the fiftieth day at the end of the gain harvest. Pentecost signals the new era of the church age.

 

Jesus, after the resurrection, asked the disciples to gather in the upper room. This event turned history upside room as Jesus marked it as a day to spread the gospel to the whole world. Jesus already when ascending to heaven had promised that He would send a comforter Holy Spirit and he will be with us forever in John 14:26 “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 that I said to you”. When everyone gathered in the room, the disciples saw something extraordinary which they never witnessed.

 

Acts 2:1-3 says “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared” They witnessed the Power of Holy Spirit coming through as a rushing and mighty winds from heaven. Everyone started speaking in different languages as the Holy Spirit sat on everyone. Day of the Pentecost set a Pentecostal moment on the upper room among the 120 disciples, and the fire of God hasn’t quenched yet, and it is bringing people to the real God. The Holy Spirit on the Pentecostal day brought the blueprint of heaven to the earth. It was us who needs to rely upon the Lord in executing the plans and will of God. Everyone who was touched by the Holy Spirit was never the

Same after the event.

 

The manifestation of the Holy Spirit 

 

We can see the manifestation of the Holy Spirit throughout the Bible from the first book Genesis to the final book Revelation.

 

We can come across several instances of people throughout who had a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit or in God’s presence. Scripture says in Rev 1:17 John could not stand in the presence of God, and he fell down in Jesus’ glory, as did the disciples (Mt. 17:6). Saul, who later turned into Paul had a supernatural encounter with the Holy Spirit in God’s glory in the road of Damascus made a remarkable transformation in his life(Acts 9:4-8).

Jesus Introduced the Holy Spirit and what He does in John 14:16-17 “And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but you know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 

 

So it was clear that the Holy Spirit was given for everyone who believes in Jesus Christ is their savior. Holy Spirit is called the “Teacher”, and he teaches us in every truth for the believer. He is also called “Comforter” and He dwells within us and comforts and will be there to plead your case and to aid you in any way.” We need Holy Spirit more in our life to stay in God’s will and to know about God and his love over us. Holy Spirit plays different roles in the lives of the people who believe in Christ, and the most important one is He help us experience God in a personal way. One could experience the life transformation only when he experiences and embrace God’s love, and the Holy Spirit helps in attaining this experience. The Spirit dwells in us, and it gives immense joy and peace when he lives in our hearts. 

 

Holy Spirit also intercedes for us The Spirit intercedes for us (Romans 8:26-27) and helps in deciding according to the Father’s will (1 Corinthians 12:7-11). 

 

Roles of Holy Spirit

Some of the top roles of Spirit is that of He is a gift-giver. 1 Corinthians 12 highlights the spiritual gifts given to the people who believe in Christ in order, they may function as the body of Christ on the earth fulfilling God’s plan. All the gifts are presented by the Holy Spirit, in order that we might be ambassador to the world, proclaiming his great commission glorifying Him through our gifts. 

 

 Also apart from gift-giver he also functions as the fruit-producer in the lives of the believers. When the Holy Spirit lives in us, He starts the work of harvesting His fruit in our lives—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). These are not works of our flesh, which is incapable of producing such fruit, but they are products of the Spirit’s presence in our lives.

 

 The knowledge that the Holy Spirit of God has taken up residence in our lives, that He performs all these miraculous functions, that He dwells with us forever, and He will never leave or forsake us is cause for great joy and comfort. Thank God for this precious gift—the Holy Spirit and His work in our lives!