When Jesus walked the earth he tried to convey to his followers how we could obtain the ability to behave in a righteous manner after his ascension. He promised that after returning to his throne in heaven he would send the Holy Spirit to dwell within us. We must understand that the Spirit can live inside people and give them the power necessary to fulfill their part of God's covenant. How wonderful that the grace of God even supplies the faith we must have to please him.
Jesus said that the Spirit will "not speak of Himself." (John 16:13) but that all His activity is on behalf of the Son who now dwells in heaven. This self-effacing is the reason we do not normally see the Holy Spirit but we, instead, see Jesus himself. It is still true that everything our Lord has for us will come through the Spirit, "He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you." (John 6:14) The purpose of the Spirit is to make Jesus real on earth through our lives.
The modern day Christian should be totally involved in the work of God, and the Holy Spirit is the invisible power which enables us to accomplish every good deed in our life. What a great idea it is to have the Holy Spirit living inside us where He is ideally located to teach everything we need to be a Christian. This also makes it possible to fulfill another scripture which Jesus revealed just before He left earth, "And ye also shall bear witness." (John 15:27)
After what the Lord has done for us it is our privilege to be a witness. The world will observe the life of a Christian to learn the mystery of life after death. This gives us an opportunity to glorify the Father with our behavior and tell people the good news. We should be completely absorbed into our life with the Spirit in order to represent God correctly.
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