*John 16:13
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
It is impossible to speak about having a new beginning without the help of the Holy Spirit, regardless of how good our intentions, how excellent our plans or how motivated we might be to do things.
We cannot truly start over without the help of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus knew that the tools the first disciples had were not resilient enough to do the work He was assigning them.
He knew that the work would be incredibly hard & the disciples would find it impossible to do in their own strength.
Jesus knows that our hearts as humans have been hardened & that a divine diamond blade is needed to be able to break through into people's lives.
*Luke 24:49
"I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."
That was why He told His disciples to wait in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came upon them.
How many times have we thought that doing the work of God simply means filling our minds with information & working tirelessly?
We think that we will achieve our goals if we do things in our own strength.
The Lord Jesus sets us an example. For 30 years, He did not make any public appearances or form any disciples; He was waiting for the right time to start His ministry - the time when the Holy Spirit would come upon Him.
*Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
That was when He received God's seal of approval.
Many leaders have ended up collapsing along the way because they have not given the Holy Spirit the place He deserves.
The Lord Jesus sets us an example: only when the Holy Spirit came did He start to do the work of God.
When He went into the synagogue, He was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
*Luke 4:18-19,21
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." He began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."
What a great team! The Word & the Spirit are working together to enlarge the kingdom of God.
The Holy Spirit is a person & we have come to understand that He is very real, although many have never really understood how He works.
*John 14:16-18
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
We know that the name "Counselor" refers to someone who comes alongside us to encourage us.
The Holy Spirit is the greatest encourager of all.
He did not come to condemn but to encourage. He did not come to shame us but to honor us.
He comes to cheer on His children & help them in every challenge they may be facing in their lives.
That is why it is so important that we learn to cultivate our friendship with Him.
Father God, thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit into our lives. Thank You also that, for without the Holy Spirit, our life will be useless. We continue to pray for the presence of the Holy Spirit to fill in into our lives & to continue to teach us what to do. In Jesus name, Amen.
REMEMBER:
THE SECRET TO SUCCESS IS CULTIVATING A FRIENDSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
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