Holy Spirit is a Person - Part 2

More than a mere force, Holy Spirit is an intelligent person with real emotions

Yesterday, we introduced the idea of Holy Spirit being a person. We will continue exploring His personhood over the next few days.

Let’s jump back into it ….

3. He Teaches

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.

John 14:26

If Holy Spirit teaches, He must have at least five personal qualities: 1) knowledge 2) the ability to see things from another person’s perspective (ie, to understand how the student sees things) 3) wisdom on how to convey abstract (non-material) realities 4) the ability to plan ahead and have goals (eg, lesson plan) 5) the ability to discern if the student is apprehending the material. Impersonal forces do not possess all these qualities, which are necessary to teach a complex, free-willed human being things.

4. He Has a Mind

We will see through this series how Holy Spirit clearly has a mind of His own. See “Exhibit A” above: He teaches. You have to possess a mind in order to teach. But, again, this characteristic of Holy Spirit will become evident as we continue to explore Who He is.

Our Prayer: Holy Spirit, we thank You that You are Who You are. You want to teach us new and amazing things. You want to guide us. You have insight into our character that even we do not possess. So we submit ourselves to You. Father, we thank You that we dodged a bullet yesterday, after almost voting ourselves into communism. You were so kind to answer the prayers of many faithful believers in electing President Donald Trump. What a sense of relief! Your throne is established upon justice and righteousness (Psalm 97:2). Let Donald Trump’s seat of authority rest on the same platform. We bless him and his entire lineage. We plead the blood of Jesus over them. We bless JD Vance and his entire family. Send angels to guard all of these people. Thank You for the hard-working lawyers, campaign workers, election officials, and others who exposed and prevented a repeat of the massive fraud we saw in 2020. You were so kind to give us a reprieve from what our sins had merited us. Holy Spirit, we pray that You would embolden us even more in these days to carry forth the message of the Gospel and that the Name of Jesus would always be on our lips: the only Name by which men may be saved. Encourage us daily over these next 4 years and do not let us become complacent. Let us be even more bold as we fight for the sanctity of life and as we work diligently to protect women and children from transgenders, illegals, and others. Give us the wisdom to seek out and destroy those who would lay a finger on children for sick and selfish purposes. Expose the workers of darkness and bring people like P. Diddy to justice. Expose the false teachers who call themselves “Christian” or “pastor.” Arm us to do battle against an already-defeated foe (Colossians 2:15). May Your Bride arise! May the Church arise! Amen.

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