The Holy Spirit My Advantage

Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised the [Gift of the] Holy Spirit who is to guide, comfort, teach believers, amongst other things He is to do in and through the believer. In Acts 2:1-4, we saw the fulfillment of that promise.

Today, as soon as a person accept Jesus as his Saviour and Lord, he receives a measure of the Holy Spirit and can be baptized in the Holy Spirit [with the evidence of speaking in tongues].

Jesus couldn’t have been effective in His ministry on earth without the help of the Holy Spirit. Acts10:38 says, How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. For this reason, He gave believers that same Spirit which empowered Him to fulfill His purpose on the earth. Today, we have the advantage of the Holy Spirit because He is not only with us but He is in us (John14:17) to guide us in the way we should go (Isaiah 30:21), to teach us all things we need to know (1John 2:20).

As a believer, when at crossroads just take out time to pray in the Holy Spirit: for out of your belly shall flow rivers of living waters (rivers of divine possibilities, of ideas, direction, wisdom)( Jude 20, John 7:38).

As believers, we should always walk in the knowledge that the Holy Spirit is a Person and He seeks deep intimacy with us every day. The more intimate we are with the Holy Spirit the more we get to know the ways of our Father and as a result, walk in multiplied grace and victory(see 2 Peter 1:2).

Go into today knowing that the Holy Spirit lives in you(if you are born again). Deliberately and consciously cultivate intimacy with Him for He is your greatest advantage in this life.

Prayer: Father, help me walk in deeper intimacy with the Holy Spirit. Amen.