Acknowledging the presence of the Holy Spirit

Even though most unbelievers would prefer not to admit that they have a God consciousness within them, the Biblical reality clearly says otherwise.

Just before Jesus went to the cross, He said this to His disciples in John 16:7-9,

“But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you and He, when He comes, will convict the world about sin, and about righteousness, and about judgment: about sin, because they do not believe in Me.”

Before any of us said “Yes” to Jesus, the Holy Spirit convicted us of our sinful nature, as well as our desperate need of a Savior!

One of the ways in which the Holy Spirit so effectively works in the lives of “yet-to-be followers of Christ,” is through observing how Christians are living their lives in this broken world … especially when believers experience similar hardships and trials as them.

In John 15:26-27 Jesus also said,

“But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about Me. And you must also testify about Me because you have been with Me from the beginning of my ministry.”

Today, we have the same mandate as Jesus gave to His disciples. The Holy Spirit has come to us just like He came to His disciples after Jesus was resurrected from the dead.

Paul says in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20,

“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

The presence of God’s Spirit being present with us, is what enables and empowers us to be used of the Lord in helping to bring those who are lost and dying in their sins into a saving relationship with the only One who can rescue them.

May we be faithful, eager, and ready for every opportunity we have to point people to Jesus!