January Monthly Reflection--- THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit
Who is the Holy Spirit? Some people might ask this question, especially if
they do not know Jesus in a personal way. The basic answer to this question is
found in John 14:16 ‘And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
advocate to help you and be with you forever’. Here Jesus is promising the
Holy Spirit to His disciples. The promise is that the Holy Spirit will always
be with the disciples. God will never abandon the disciples.
Jesus further reveals to them who the Holy Spirit is through John 14:26 ‘But
the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach
you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.’
Jesus’ promise further extends that the Holy Spirit will teach the disciples of
all things God wants to express to mankind. This, in a nutshell is who the Holy
Spirit is.
When the Holy Spirit was experienced by the disciples at Pentecost, in Acts
2:1-4 it is explained that ‘When the day of Pentecost came, they were all
together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a
violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were
sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that
separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were
filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit
enabled them.’
The promise of Jesus to His
disciples was fulfilled at Pentecost. This same promise was not only for the
disciples, but for every baptised person. Today, the Holy Spirit is as ever
present. The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity, is a mystery
which one can only partly understand. It is faith in God that will help us to
experience and grow closer to the Holy Spirit.
(This monthly reflection is an
extract from my Christian Book ‘In His Image’)
In Unity,
George
Calleja (Christian Author)
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