14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.
This verse begins with the word "who". This is a very important aspect regarding the HS. He is a person. It is imperative that we "get" this. It is very common to relegate His status in our lives to that of a "force" as in "the force be with you" or some such triviality. No, the HS is a person with character attributes and personality with perspective and opinions and most importantly has feelings that can be offended. Now you can break a rule or go against the "force" but can you offend the "force"? Herein lies some of the power of the HS. His ministry in our lives is to guide us into truth, to convict us of sin and to comfort us. When we sin we quench His ministry in our lives, and His voice becomes fainter. But when we consider Him to be our friend who through our sin have offended we will tend to be on guard to not let that happen. More importantly when it does happen we will be quick to repent and to restore our relationship once again. One of the ways I have found to keep the right perspective on the HS is to always refer to Him as a person and to never use the word "it" to describe Him. A force is an "it" a rule or law is an "it" but a person can never be an "it". He is our comfort, He is our guide and He is our teacher. Amplify Him so in your heart and He will reward you accordingly.
APPLICATION
To rightly enshrine the Holy Spirit of Christ in my heart, which is His rightful place is an act of faith that pleases Him who purchased me with such a great price.
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One of the most effective ways to allow the Word of God to affect your life is to study it inductively. That is what this blog is all about. Typically one verse per day will be mined for insight and then followed up with how I plan to implement that insight practically. My prayer is that in some way you find this useful in your journey and that it may impact you positively. -G
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