The information recorded in the Scriptures regarding the Holy Spirit is just incredible. The Holy Spirit is mentioned approximately eight hundred times throughout the Bible. The Hebrew translation for the Holy Spirit comes from the root word Ruwach which means a wind, a breath, a violent exhalation, or a blast of breath. Plainly put, the Holy Spirit is extremely powerful.
In Genesis 1 it says, “The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. In Like 3:22 we see the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus like a dove. In the New Testament when Jesus left us, he sent us His Holy Spirit, and for those who are believers in Christ, the Holy Spirit will never leave us nor forsake us.
Here in Acts:2 we see the Spirit of God falling on the people and empowering them to speak in different languages and allowing them to do all sorts of miraculous things. In Galatians 5:22-23 we read that the fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. In the New Testament it says that the Holy Spirit is our comforter, our counselor, and our corrector. It is imperative that we as Christians realize that the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead is the same Spirit that is available to me and you every day of our lives. The question then is; are we living a spiritless or a Spirit filled life?
By David Foster
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