The Arm of God

Jesus came that we might have a personal relationship with the Creator of the World. It was that relationship that could turn the world around and make it work. The Holy Spirit is the Arm of God which can for some whom God chooses make that relationship functional and of course productive. There are people in the world who can invent great things and do great things, but it is only those filled with the Spirit who can move the world forward.

When one is filled with the Spirit they will never be alone. There is someone readily available who will be closer than any human being ever could, someone who will give comfort, strength and courage. The Holy Spirit will teach The Spirit's chosen people all things and provide them with the supernatural power necessary to keep their life under control. It is the Holy Spirit who is the Prime Minister of God's Kingdom and the administer of God’s Program of Abundance.

The Holy Spirit can be a remarkable companion. The Spirit brings no baggage and will make no demands. The Spirit will never attract attention to itself and never be intrusive. The Spirit will not interfere with any other relationship. Actually, The Holy Spirit will make all other relationships better.

When John the Baptist introduced Jesus to the world, he made the statement, “I baptize you with water; but he (Jesus) shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit” (Mark 1:8), and that is exactly what Jesus proceeded to do. It didn’t happen immediately, and he did other things along the way, but some three years later during his final days on this planet, Jesus made it plain to his disciples that there would be someone to take his place, someone who would assist them to do for themselves and for the world the same types of things, that he did during his three years of ministry and actually as Jesus pointed out a lot more.

Note below some words taken from the Gospel of John that Jesus spoke about the Holy Spirit. Notice too, that there is no caveat against miracles. These people were expected to utilize the power of the Holy Spirit to do for the world the things that Jesus would have done had he chosen to stay.

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter (The Holy Spirit), that he may be with you for ever, whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him. Ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:16)

The Holy Spirit has existed on this planet since the beginning of time or even before. It was The Spirit that divided the waters of the Red Sea so Moses and his people could avoid the Egyptians. It was the Spirit that caused the walls of Jericho to fall down. It was The Spirit that directed the flight of the stone that David slung to destroy Goliath, the Philistine warrior. It was the Spirit that kept the Lions away from Daniel. The Spirit has always been available to do things to move the world forward, but in the Old Testament the relationship was not personal. The Spirit was available but always at a proverbial distance. The Writer of the Book of Hebrews wrote it very succinctly. Hebrews 11:13 These (the heros of the Old Testament, i.e. Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, etc.) all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off...The promises to which the writer referred include the promise of personal relationship with the Spirit of God. Jesus made it plane that The Spirit was coming to take his place and thus relate personally to believers.

Note again the words of Jesus. “These things have I spoken unto you, while [yet] abiding with you. But the Comforter (helper), [even] the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you” (John 14:25-26).

Jesus is pointing out that He and The Holy Spirit are on the same team. They are actually one in the same, both part of the mind of God. “I and my father are one.” Jesus said. The same could be said for The Holy Spirit. The only difference between the two is form. Jesus is flesh and blood and The Spirit is spirit. Another difference of course was that Jesus was leaving and The Spirit is coming into a new role, to live in believers and provide the help, protection and supernatural power to make you and other believers successful.

One can recognize from the words of Jesus above just how important it was to him that his disciples and others make the transition from the confrontational, in your face type person to person relationship, that Jesus had with the disciples and others, to a relationship with The Holy Spirit. Jesus’ time on earth was over. He would lead them no more. He would heal no more disease, calm no more storms, preach no more sermons or tell no more teaching stories. The time had come for Jesus’ followers to move out and do good things on their own. They could no longer rely on the leadership of a person with whom they could walk and talk and have fellowship. Soon the only resources the disciples would have at their disposal would be their own strength and ability plus their relationship with The Holy Spirit, whom they could neither see nor touch nor talk to, at least not in the same way they had talked to Jesus.

The transition was not easy for the disciples nor is it easy for most believers today. It is much simpler to pray to Jesus as one we can visualize than to attempt to communicate with The Holy Spirit for the obvious reason that The Spirit is Spirit, unable to be seen, heard or even imagined.

Keep the Faith,

Earl