Holy Spirit

16“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.… John 14

I woke up this morning and thought of the Holy Spirit. I’m afraid it was a unique thought for me. I don’t give much thought to the Holy Spirit. That’s just not right. That puts me in the “in the world” class. Not good.

I suppose there are lots of reasons why I don’t give much thought to the Holy Spirit. For example, I don’t remember the last time I’ve heard a teaching on the Holy Spirit. I guess this is understandable. The Holy Spirit seems hard to explain. I have heard much about the “gifts” of the Holy Spirit or the “fruits” of the Holy Spirit, but not a lot about the Holy Spirit.

I know the Holy Spirit isn’t a dove. Although you would think so if you google “Holy Spirit.” Perhaps this is one of the reasons I don’t think a lot about the Holy Spirit. I have an image of the Father and of Jesus, not so much of the Holy Spirit.

I know the Holy Spirit is fully God but I don’t give a lot of thought to His function. Jesus was pretty clear about that. He is to abide with us, helping and comforting. I don’t know about you but I need a sense of the abiding presence of God helping and comforting me. I’m going to try to recognize and appreciate His presence.