“I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you” (John 14:16–17).
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The Holy Spirit is God and He is my Helper!
The Father gave us two gifts, both personal and equal. First, He gave us His Son…and then He gave us His Spirit. Jesus ranked the Spirit alongside Himself, describing Him as “another Helper.” He said it was better for the Spirit to come than for He Himself to remain with us in the flesh. The Holy Spirit’s commission is to continue Christ’s work of ministry on earth. Jesus healed the sick, for example, and the Holy Spirit follows the pattern of Christ.
"Most assuredly I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.…
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you." (John 14:12, 16–17)
How do we know who the Spirit is? The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity—God in action. Whenever there are supernatural operations, they are by the Spirit. All divine manifestations, such as the gifts, are always by the Spirit. When God moved on the world in the beginning, it was by His Spirit.
The Father’s will is spoken by the Word, and performed by the Spirit. He executes the will of the Godhead.
Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com
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