WEEK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

“When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3.16, 17

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity, in the passage above we see three of them all together, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Though they are three but at the same time they are just one, then we understand that the Holy Spirit is God. And what’s the meaning of having the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of us? It means to have God Himself inside of you!

When we are filled with the Spirit of God, we are always strong, positive, excited, courageous and always motivated to do something new, we always want more we never get satisfied with what we have because the Holy Spirit convinces us that because He is in our life we are able to conquer more and more; a person when he/she is filled with His power she doesn’t doubt herself even if others don’t believe in what she is able to do but she believes in herself and goes ahead on what she wants in life.

The Holy Spirit symbolizes life, joy, peace, love and above all things He gives the assurance of salvation, He is the only one who can lead us into the Kingdom of Heaven. Being God Himself, the Holy Spirit turns the impossible things into possible ones, He works with what is supernatural. All the miracles registered in the Old and New Testaments were performed by the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Now take a moment to just think a little bit about having His anointing upon your life! Would you continue living the same type of life? Definitely not! How can a person filled with the Holy Spirit always be depressed, sad, weak, sick and full of doubts?

You can’t afford to miss out the best opportunity ever given to you to change your life in every aspect. By seeking for the Holy Spirit with all your heart you will find life, it’ll be impossible for you to be filled with the Holy Spirit and remain as you are.

The day you make the Holy Spirit the most important thing in your life He will make you the most important person in this world but if you despise Him by putting your family, job or your own desire before Him then, He will never honor you. “For with the same measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6.38. Therefore, make sure you find time for God and God will find time to hear and answer your prayers.

“Then you call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29.12,13

To seek God with all your heart means to put Him above all things in your life.

Bishop Carlos E Da Costa