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  THE FOLLOW IS THE STEPS ON HOW  GOD TO HELP YOU Step 1: Be awake to God’s Word to yo Truth:  God’s Word has the answers Read:  “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Challenge:  Knowing Jesus means knowing what He says. The Bible has everything you need to know about life and godliness. Take some time during the day to read your Bible. The book of John is a good place to start. Start slow, read a few verses and think them over. Look for what God has to say to you, promises he makes, or things He says about himself. Step 2: Be aware of God’s Character Truth:  No matter what, God is good! Read:  “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” (Psalm 34:8). Challenge:  If God is truly good and love, then take ti...

WHO IS HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE

Who is the Holy Spirit?The Holy Spirit is God. He is not an "it." He is not a divine influence. He is not a fleecywhite cloud. He is not a ghost or a concept. He is a person possessing a will, intellect and emotions. He is God -- with all the attributes of deity. He is the third person of the Trinity -- co-equal with God the Father and God the Son. There is only one God, but He manifests Himself in three persons, whom we call the Trinity.I cannot define the Trinity. No one can. Dr. Wilbur Smith, one of my seminary professors, once shared in class, "The man who deniesthe Trinity will lose his soul. The man who tries to understand the Trinity will lose his mind." We, who are finite, cannot comprehend God, who is infinite.We try to illustrate the concept of the Trinity, but the attempt is wholly inadequate. For example, I could say that a man has a body, a mind and a spirit -- which one is the man? Or I could describe H20 as a liquid, a solid or a vapor, depending on whether it was water, ice or steam. Which one is H20? Or, a man is a husband, a father, and a son -- yet, he is one man. No illustration is adequate. At best, it can only suggest what God is like.As much as you and I wouldlike to know all about the Trinity, some of our questions must wait until we are with our Lord in eternity. Then we will understand completely. In the meantime, consider what Paul says in Romans 11:Oh, what a wonderful God we have! How great are his wisdom and knowledge andriches! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his methods! For who among us can know the mind of the Lord ? Who knows enough to be his counselor and guide?And who could ever offer tothe Lord enough to induce him to act? For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is forhis glory. To him be glory evermore.Why Did God Send The HolySpirit?The Holy Spirit came to glorify Christ and to lead believers into all truth. On the eve of His crucifixion while still in the Upper Room, the Lord Jesus said to the disciples, "The Counselor, 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."The Holy Spirit came to enable you to know Christ through a new birth and to give you the power to live and share the abundant life which Jesus promised to allwho trust and obey Him.The Holy Spirit inspired holymen of old to write the Scriptures. As you read the Bible, He reveals its truth to you. I read passages of Scripture that I have read many times before, and suddenly, at the moment I need a particular truth, a certain passage comes alive to me. Why? Because the Holy Spirit makes the Word of God relevant and meaningful when I need it. It is a living Book inspired bythe Spirit, and only Christians who are filled with the Spirit can understand the true meaning of God's Word.I pray and -- except for the prayer of confession -- I cannot expect God to answer my prayer unless I am walking in the Spirit. I witness, and no one responds unless I am controlled and empowered by the Spirit.I cannot live a holy life apartfrom the help of the Holy Spirit for, "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control."A minister friend said to me,"I don't like all of this talk about the Holy Spirit. I want to talk about Jesus Christ." Ireminded him that that was the reason the Holy Spirit came -- to exalt and glorify Christ.''It is impossible to even know Christ apart from the regenerating ministry of theSpirit. It was Jesus of Nazareth, Himself, who said, "Unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." It is impossible for you to become a Christian, to understand the Bible and other spiritual truths, to pray, to live a holy life, to witness or do anything for the Lord Jesus apart from the person of the Holy Spiritof God.Next Page: What Does it Mean to be Filled with the Holy Spirit?Adapted from theTransferable Concept: How You Can Be Filled With The Holy Spirit, by Dr. Bill Bright,co-founder of Campus Crusade for Christ. © Campus Crusade for Christ.All rights reserved.

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