The Holy Spirit is the least recognized of the Trinity. God the Father is popular in the Old Testament. We learn about God the son through the Gospels. But what about God the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is now. The Holy Spirit is giving gifts of wisdom, patience, courage, hope, prophecy, teaching, tongues, and more. The Holy Spirit is who gave Stephen, the first martyr, the wisdom and courage to shout "Lord, do not hold this sin against them" as he was being stoned to death. The Holy Spirit was the one who gave Maximilian Kolbe the courage to step forward and give up his life for a Jewish father during the Holocaust. The Holy Spirit was the one who lead me to seminary so I could grow much deeper in my faith and understanding of it. This prepared me to enjoy the last Summer of my dad's life as well as having the grace to move forward after his passing in October.
The Holy Spirit gives us life. Think about it. John 20:22 says "Jesus breathed on them and said receive the Holy Spirit.'" The only other time God breathed on humans was Genesis 2:7 "...And blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Later, sin came into the world. Sin is death. Romans 6:23 states "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." The Holy Spirit is the fuel we all need to live. Those who don't have the Holy Spirit within them are not living, but merely surviving.
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