Well, if you are one of such people you can have your desire to meet Jesus face to face met right from where you are. No, it wont be by buying a flight ticket and attending one of Jesus Seminars in Jerusalem. It would be by getting to know the Holy Spirit personally. The Holy Spirit is the Man of the moment. The Holy Spirit is the Jesus Christ on earth today, literally. Here is what Jesus Christ said just before he departed this world:
Everyone needs a relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have questions about
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me John 15:26 KJV
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. John 16:13 KJV
Everyone needs a relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have questions about
- The existence of God,
- What is going on the world today,
- The reality of life after death or
- The existence of angels and demons
It is probably because you have difficulty relating with what your physical eyes cannot see. Truth is, there is more to life than eyes can see and the Holy Spirit is the Governor of that invisible realm.
The need to know the Holy Spirit is not limited to those who have questions about God. It includes those who talk about God or genuinely desires to have a growing relationship with Him.
For example, if you are already a believer and your church are only focused on Jesus Christ and what He did while He was on earth [and you do not pay much attention to the Holy Spirit and what He is doing on earth today], you are like the young man named Apollos.
Apollos, though eloquent, enthusiastic and accurate in his talk about Jesus was nonetheless hung up on the past and naive about the present times. Here's the record.
Acts 18:24-26 NLT. Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
A good way to fix this dead-sea situation is to begin a personal study of the Acts of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles. (The Acts is the bridge book for bible believers).
Apollos, though eloquent, enthusiastic and accurate in his talk about Jesus was nonetheless hung up on the past and naive about the present times. Here's the record.
Acts 18:24-26 NLT. Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt. had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
A good way to fix this dead-sea situation is to begin a personal study of the Acts of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles. (The Acts is the bridge book for bible believers).
An even better way is to pray and find yourself a new church where the Holy Spirit is at work, particularly if you are not in position to change things at your current church. You need to do this as quickly as possible no matter how eloquently you or your pastor preaches, how excellently your church programs are organized or how grand and socially acceptable your church may be in the community.
The best option will be if you are in position to redirect the course of your life or things in your church community. Then start to get to know the Holy Spirit personally by giving more and more attention daily. He will reveal so much more to you than you ever imagined.
Peter Okaka
Pastor, FreshWater House
Kitchener Waterloo Ontario
Pastor, FreshWater House
Kitchener Waterloo Ontario
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