What is the Holy Spirit or who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is our counselor, friend, comforter and etc. We must not forget the Holy Spirit. Many Christian churches and members seem to forget the Power of the Holy Spirit. No! We must not! We cannot forget the Holy Spirit at all. It is very important to include the Holy Spirit in your prayers and church. Why? In King James 5: 7, For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
A few years ago, I met a woman who told me that when a person gets baptized in water, the Holy Spirit would baptize him or her. Up to my knowledge, the only true person who was baptized by the Holy Spirit during the water baptism was the Lord Jesus Christ, when John the Baptist baptized the Lord Jesus.
Jesus told His disciples. In Acts 1:5 (NLT), John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Now, if the Holy Spirit baptized the disciples at the time of water baptism, then why would Jesus tell His disciples in a few days they will be baptized in the Holy Spirit? Now in my personal belief, when a person is baptized in water, he or she is proclaiming they are becoming a Christian believer and the Holy Spirit is waiting for any Christian believer to receive him. Just think for yourself, when you were baptized in water, did heaven open up for you like the Lord Jesus Christ when John the Baptist had baptized Jesus Christ? No!
You must ask the Holy Spirit to baptize you in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Power of the Holy Spirit. When you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, He usually gives you a gift of praying in tongues, and then the joy of the Lord and the Holy Spirit will be with you. Acts 1: 8 but when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and tell people about me everywhere- in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. So as you can see when Jesus’ disciples were baptized in water and if they had received the Holy Spirit at the time of the water baptism, then why would Jesus tell his disciples in a few days, you will be baptized by the Holy Spirit?
When the Holy Spirit comes, in (NLT) Acts 2: 4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, * as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. So as you can see the Holy Spirit is very important for all of us as strong Christian believers. Without the Holy Spirit, the church becomes like an organization or association. For me, I want to have relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit. I am sure you all will agree with me. Right? Right On! Does it make sense to you so far? If, it does! Amen! (So be it)
Remember to always BELIEVE in Jesus Christ and the Power of the Holy Spirit, RECEIVE all the blessing and knowledge, then you can ACHIEVE by becoming a Christian believer. Amen! There is much more about the Holy Spirit, perhaps I will continue on the next topic.
The moral of this message is never leave out the Holy Spirit; we must always include the Holy Spirit in our prayers. In other words, don’t restrain the Holy Spirit from coming to you. Give the Holy Spirit full permission and control over you. Let him flow it in and out, you may be surprised one day. You will be praying in tongues or speaking unknown languages; so don’t be afraid of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will never lead you to any wrong path, but always lead you to Godly paths. The Joy of the Lord will be with you. In other words, “The Joy of the Lord will be our strength within our life. Praise the Lord!
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason
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