Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

— Matthew 28:19

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

— Genesis 1:1-2

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward.

— 1 Samuel 16:13

1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

2 Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

— Acts 2:1-4

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

When we know who the Holy Spirit is, we can walk in the fullness of what God has given us. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, the One who hovered over the waters in Genesis, who empowered David, who fell on the disciples of Pentecost with fire and lives inside, not beside, not above, but inside every believers. Many Christians are walking through life, spiritually exhausted, confused, and powerless not because God isn’t with them but because they don’t know how God is with them. They don’t understand how the Holy Spirit works.

They pray, but don’t expect clarity. They read Scripture, but don’t expect revelation. They live saved, but not transformed. That ends today. What if the power you’ve been praying for is already in you, but you just didn’t know how to use it. The Holy Spirit is your daily guide, teacher, convict, comforter, and power source. The Holy Spirit is the presence of God living in you. The Holy Spirit isn’t just a feeling, a force or a mystical fog. He is God Himself.