May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

— 2 Corinthians 13:14

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

— Genesis 2:7

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.

— Luke 1:35

4 There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

— 1 Corinthians 12:4, 7, 11,13

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Too many people stop short of a relationship with the spirit because they’ve reduced Him to an experience, a chill, a moment, a symbol. But the word of God revealed something so much more powerful. The Holy Spirit is not a vague vibe that floats in the sanctuary during worship. He is not energy. He’s not goosebumps. He is a person. He is God. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. Father, Son and Spirit are co-eternal, and fully divine. While the Father plans and the son accomplishes, the Spirit applies.

The Holy Spirit was there in Genesis, hovering over the deep. He was there when God breathed into Adam. He was there leading Israel in the wilderness, and He was the one who filled the womb of Mary when the word became flesh. Everywhere in scripture He shows up with focus, with intention, and with presence. The Bible says the Holy Spirit has a will. He decides who gets which spiritual gifts. He has emotions. He can be grieved. He is of intellect. He searches the deep things of God. He is not energy. He is a person, and not just any person. He is God.