On the day you decided to follow Jesus, an unseen miracle occurred. The Holy Spirit descended from the heavens, ever spinning until the moment the motion stopped directly over your body. He took up residence within you.

God’s voice must outrank the voices of society. God wants us to be different. Our aim is not to blend in but to look up. If you want to hear from God, the first question you need to ask is not “What should I do?” but “Whom will I hear?”

“The Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire” (Exodus 13:21). The same Holy Spirit who led the ex-slaves through the wilderness leads the children of God today.

The Holy Spirit is the ultimate gift giver. He garnishes his children with supernatural abilities that glorify God, bless the needy, and edify the church. Would it not be a tragedy to miss out on your unique-to-you assignment?

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God, our Good Shepherd, doesn’t just feed us; he leads us. He does more than correct us; he directs us. He keeps us on the right track. He has commissioned the Holy Spirit to guide us down the winding roads of life.

“Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God…Then, without warning, a huge earthquake! The jailhouse tottered, every door flew open, all the prisoners were loose” (Acts 16:25-26 MSG).

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Our stress-laden society has developed many skills for dealing with anxiety. We have breathing exercises and mediation techniques. But the person in whom the Spirit dwells has the greatest of resources.

When our spirits are troubled and anxious we long for the tranquil assurance of a loving mother. For this we turn to the Holy Spirit.

“The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). The inaugural activity of the Holy Spirit was to hover over a frenzied world.

“So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world” (1 John 4:17). The Holy Spirit will keep his promise. We’ve been sealed. He will get us home.

The Holy Spirit convinces your spirit of this truth: your destiny is in the hands of a loving Father.

To my friends in ministry: as the fall church season approaches, I want to share a short teaching video about how we can best prepare. Have you or those in your church been feeling weighed down by worry? Or caught up in a web of self-critical thoughts? God has not left us alone

“As far as the east is from the west so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” [Psalm 103:12]

When you accepted Christ, God sealed you with the Spirit. He cocooned you, assuring your safekeeping. Satan might woo you, discourage you, and, for a time, influence you. But he cannot have you.

When we are in times of weakness, it is all hands on deck as the Trinity works to bring about what is good for us. We do not know how to pray; that is okay. The Spirit knows, and he prays for you.

There is often a gap between what we want from life and what we get in life. And during such times of weakness “we do not know what to pray for as we ought” (Romans 8:26).

The Holy Spirit curates and translates the incoherent prayers of the weak until they are heard in the tribunal of heaven.

The work of salvation is done. Can I urge you, if you have not done so already, to believe on him whom God has sent? Trust Jesus to do the work that only he can do.