The Holy Spirit 12 – The Wind of God

I once went on a spiritual retreat at a state park. The cool wind blowing on the beach that day became for me a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The strong breeze of the Holy Spirit powerfully swept away things that were draining my spiritual life away and swept me up into new life in…

The Holy Spirit 11 – The Eternal Spirit

All three Persons of the Godhead were involved in our salvation. “How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!” (Hebrews 9:14). The unblemished Christ poured out his…

The Holy Spirit 10 – The Spirit of Glory

Ask anyone to define “glory” and they will struggle for words. How would we give a definition of “God’s glory”? What does it mean to “glorify God”? How are we to understand the “Spirit of Glory”? Here are my thoughts. God’s glory is the totality of his majestic nature. As Thomas Watson said, “Glory is…