THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD
This is one post I hesitated writing and posting; but as led as taught as enlightened and encouraged by the HOLY SPIRIT, here it is🙏
It’s to introduce us to the HOLY SPIRIT, help us be conscious of HIM as a person and have a continuous fellowship/Koinonia with HIM🙏
Personally; God took me on a journey alright to know more about HIM; JESUS and The HOLY SPIRIT. Blessed Trinity; in as much as they are ONE; they are 3 different people; GOD THE FATHER; GOD THE SON AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.
And you need to understand and know who they are, oh who they really are and their ministry; Because as Dr Myles Munro will say when the purpose/knowledge of things are not know; abuse is inevitable….
So I found myself really drawn to know more about GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT; yes HE IS GOD alright.
Look I was praying, studying the Bible; asking GOD to help me know HIM more; and what was ministered to my soul; how HE revealed HIMSELF to me personally was that HE is THE PERSON OF THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD.
Let that soak in for a bit;
THE PERSON OF THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD
Oh, you know what this revelation did to me; it drew in me in a more intentional, more knowledgeable way a consciousness of HIM in my life; with me and around me.
Let’s look at the introduction of the HOLY SPIRIT:
When Jesus resurrected from dying for our sins; before He departed to heaven; He told his disciples then to wait for the HOLY SPIRIT; the promise of the Father to empower them, lead them, help them and guide them.
John 16:12-15 NKJV
““I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.”
John 16:5-7 NKJV
““But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless 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 depart, I will send Him to you.”
Acts 1:4-5, 8 NKJV
“And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.””
We’ve delve more into the ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT in other upcoming posts. Now we might know about the power of the HOLY SPIRIT but what about the sweet fellowship; Koinonia of the HOLY SPIRIT?
And that’s the main point/purpose of this post.
I personally knew about the empowerment of the HOLY SPIRIT but not really the fellowship with HIM.
I heard another preacher; actually Apostle Joshua Selman later on call him THE PERSON OF THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD; I was like ah yes; and you know what GOD said to me then; have I not introduce myself to you?
He IS A PERSON, LIKE AN ACTUAL PERSON
HE IS a person not to be ignored; or just only to be called upon when we need empowerment.
It’s more than that; there is a level of depper form of fellowship with HIM HE wants with us and it starts from being conscious of HIM and knowing HIM. And yes I say conscious because you need to be intentional about knowing and having a relationship with HIM.
You can grieve the Holy Spirit of God by ignoring HIM.
Ephesians 4:30 NKJV
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.”
AND HE is the SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD
THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD; HE isn’t just the HOLY SPIRIT; HE IS GOD; THE SPIRIT OF GOD and you know how powerful and empowering this revelation was to me; knowing I have the SPIRIT OF THE LIVING ALMIGHTY GOD in me; with me and upon me?
Let’s meditate on that for a second……
I like how TLV Bible version calls JESUS CHRIST: YESHUA and THE HOLY SPIRIT: RUACH ELOHIM
You know what RUACH ELOHIM means; THE SPIRIT OF GOD.
HE IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, hence GOD
1 Corinthians 2:11 TLV
“For who among men knows the things of a man, except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way, no one knows the things of God except the Ruach Elohim.”
The same SPIRIT from the beginning:
Genesis 1:1-2 TLV
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was chaos and waste, darkness was on the surface of the deep, and the Ruach Elohim was hovering upon the surface of the water.”
The same SPIRIT that raised JESUS CHRIST from the dead:
Romans 8:11 TLV
“And if the Ruach of the One who raised Yeshua from the dead dwells in you, the One who raised Messiah Yeshua from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Ruach who dwells in you.”
So trust me; Do life with the consciousness of HIM; when you wake up; say good morning HOLY SPIRIT; acknowledge HIS presence in your life and with you everytime, everyday and see how much your life changes.
Jesus did life here on earth with HIM, so also we need HIM.
Luke 4:1 NKJV
“Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,”
Luke 4:18 NKJV
““The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;”
Also the apostles in the book of Acts absolutely did life with him:
Acts 2:1, 4 NKJV
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Acts 10:44 NKJV
“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word.”
Acts 13:2 NKJV
“As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.””
Acts 13:52 NKJV
“And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 16:6-7 NKJV
“Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.”
Have conversations with him not even until you pray; it can be causal, like gist with him; lean on HIM; be open attentive and patient to listen to HIM and let HIM lead and guide you in all things; I mean all things not just spiritual things; in your finances, relationships, career, academics e.t.c
Romans 8:14-16 TLV
“For all who are led by the Ruach Elohim, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall again into fear; rather, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Ruach Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.”
HE is here on earth to do life with you and help you; so you don’t have to walk alone; so Know HIM; love HIM and let HIM🙏
Prayer
Sweet Precious HolySpirit; we thank YOU for YOU; thank you for your Love; Presence in my life; I acknowledge You and I am thankful you are doing life with me. Help me to know you more and depper; to continually fellowship with you; you are my Senior Holy Partner in life; so continue to do life with me; I open every part of my life to your leading and guidance. I love you sweet precious Holy Spirit of the Living God; thankful to you and for you always.
Thank GOD for this post, I like how it was written "Have conversations with him not even until you pray; it can be causal, like gist with him; lean on HIM". Ruach Elohim is the spirit of the living GOD, he is the person of GOD, he is a person🙂. For me, what I am taking home from this is to be aware of his presence in my life, listen when he speaks and direct me. And to not Grieve the holy spirit by being disobedience to him or not koinonia with him. Because Ruach Elohim is in us, upon us and with us, and he wants a relationship with us. A father, daughter relationship, creator and creation relationship🙂. LORD…