Are You Tapping Into His Help?
ICS Daily Devotions
John 14:16-17 (NKJV) And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
The Holy Spirit has been assigned to help every believer, not just in understanding the Scriptures but in practical wisdom, godly living, fine-tuning our strategies, and warning of possible dangers. It is a form of protection that God has given us if we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Godhead of the Trinity. Present at the time of creation, He was the one who brought everything into the physical realm once the Word was spoken. It was the power of the Holy Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead. He has the creative and resurrection power in Him, and He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He has been sent to be your comforter, counsellor, helper, intercessor, advocate, and strengthener. The Holy Spirit is the one who strengthens your “inner man” to overcome temptations, and He is the source from which all the gifts of the Holy Spirit flow out of your life.
If you allow Him to work in and through you, the Holy Spirit will be very active in your life, because He is the senior partner in your life if you would consecrate your life to Him. He will empower you to serve God with the gifts that He has given to you because you are a conduit for His power to flow through so that people will be blessed by His ministry.
The person of the Holy Spirit is just as real as Jesus who walked on earth. The only difference is you cannot see or touch Him, but He holds the same power. Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit who empowered Him to do the work of the ministry. The question is, “Are you tapping into His help?” If you want His power to flow through you to be a blessing to others, you need to get to know Him first. For example, before you can minister to others, you will need to know how the Holy Spirit speaks to you, leads you, and gives you an inner witness whether it is to warn you or to allow you to proceed to do something.
Therefore, we need to be conscious of His presence and spend time talking to Him so that we can get to know Him better. Friendship with the Holy Spirit can only be developed through actual companionship.
Sermon Series: How to Be Led by the Holy Spirit in Your Daily Life?
