Holy Spirit Indwells In Each Believer 5
“Holy Spirit Indwells In Each Believer”
The disciples didn’t have to wait long for Jesus’ promise to come true. About a week and a half after Jesus went up into heaven, the Holy Spirit came down at a gathering of believers with a sound “like the roaring of a mighty windstorm” and in the form of “what looked like flames or tongues of fire” (Acts 2:1-4).
As a result, the believers found themselves speaking in other languages and were able to communicate the story of Jesus to various travelers in Jerusalem in the other peoples’ native tongues.
And from that point onward, the Holy Spirit is acknowledged as being instrumental in the growth and development of the church.
The Holy Spirit indwells each believer upon his or her confession of faith and belief in Jesus (Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 2:12).
He (the Holy Spirit is described with the qualities of a person rather than merely those of a ghost or a force) assigns various “gifts” to believers that lend to the cohesion and effective operation of the church as the “body of Christ.”
The “fruit of the Spirit” is developed as believers yield to the direction of the Holy Spirit and discover genuine “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). The primary role of the Holy Spirit is to point to the significance of Jesus as Savior and Lord.
The Holy Spirit draws nonbelievers to God (John 16:8-9) and accompanies each individual believer throughout a lifetime of learning and spiritual growth. He also acts as a kind of “interpreter” to ensure that God hears our pleas and prayers. But just because the Holy Spirit is so prevalent throughout the New Testament doesn’t mean He wasn’t also around in the Old Testament as well.
The “Spirit of God” is mentioned in regard to Creation (Genesis 1:2; Isaiah 40:12-13) and is said to have equipped certain individuals for specific tasks (such as Daniel (Daniel 5:11-12), Joshua (Numbers 27:18), Samson (Judges 15:14), and others).
But in spite of numerous Old Testament references, the activity of the Holy Spirit among God’s people was somewhat restricted until after the ministry and sacrifice of Jesus.
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