What Does the Holy Spirit Do?
Have you ever stopped to really consider what having Jesus in your life really means? And what He can do for you if you would allow Him to?
For in him (Christ) the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. Col. 2:9-10
The fullness of God dwelt in Christ. Let that sink in. Then stop and think and realize, if you are a Christ follower YOU have the fullness of God in Christ living in you! The resources of God are WITHIN YOU. All you need to do is tap into them and allow Him to do the work in you that He needs to do in order to create that new creation that we are all promised.
As followers of Christ and lovers of Jesus we are members of the Kingdom of God. We are his adopted children and heirs of all He has promised!
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 1:12-13
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. Romans 8:15-17
Brothers and sisters, how can this be? Read carefully the words of Paul the Apostle that he wrote to the Ephesians. Words that also apply to us and our lives. Praise God!!!!
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. Ephesians 1:11-21
We are sealed with the Holy Spirit. Our inheritance is guaranteed.
Let our prayer be the same that Paul prayed for the Ephesians so long ago that it still echoes even today:
That we may be given the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him (Jesus).
That the eyes of our hearts be enlightened.
That we may KNOW the hope to which we have been called.
That we may KNOW what the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints are.
That we may KNOW what the unmeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe is.
And all this according to the great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand. At the hand of power in the heavenly places.
We have all this available to us, right now, through the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. But we have to want it, to let go of ourselves and let him do His work in our lives to bring us to that place of peace in Jesus, that peace that passes all understanding that he promised.
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 have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:26-27
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. John 16:13-15
Amen and amen!
