Who is the Holy Spirit? In earlier devotionals, I wrote that “the” Holy Spirit is unique, fully God, the Third Person of the Trinity. I also emphasized that the Holy Spirit is all “holy” – separate, pure, sacred, and reverenced above everyone and everything. He is also named as “Spirit”, indicating three aspects of his…

A child could ask, “Why is the Holy Spirit called ‘holy’?” We might struggle to answer: “Is ‘holy’ descriptive? Or is ‘holy’ his nature? Or both?” Other spirits – human and demonic – are given descriptive categories in the Scriptures: • Human – A human spirit. A haughty spirit. A crushed spirit. A steadfast spirit….

Jesus has many descriptive names and titles – Alpha & Omega, Bread of Life, Chief Cornerstone, Good Shepherd, Head of the Church, Emmanuel, Lamb of God, Redeemer, and so on. The Holy Spirit also has many descriptive names and titles – Spirit of Adoption, Spirit of Judgment, Spirit of Glory, Spirit of Grace, Spirit of…