"The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you."

John 14:17(AMP)

In August 2002, the Holy Spirit said to me, "If you will recognize me as a person, I will thrust you ahead of those you envy." Do you recognize the Holy Spirit as a person? The Holy Spirit is a person and He wants us to recognize and relate with Him with that understanding. He is not a thing, that is why Jesus never related to the Holy Spirit as 'it.' Jesus always addressed the Holy Spirit using the pronoun 'He' as we see in our opening scripture because He is a person.

The Bible reveals to us that the Holy Spirit is a person because He has a mind. We see this in Romans 8:27(AMP) which says, "And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit …" Also, the Bible shows us that the Holy Spirit is a person because He has emotions. The Bible says concerning the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 4:30(AMP) saying, "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], …"

Paul and Barnabas recognized the Holy Spirit as a person and they recognized Him as the One who sent them into the ministry. In Acts 13:4 the Bible says, "So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus."

That same Holy Spirit wants to walk with you today. Jesus said in our opening scripture, "… He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you." Just recognize His person and His presence today. Ask Him to fill you with Himself and His presence. Peter speaking in Acts 2:38-39 said, "… Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

Prayer.

Dear Father, I ask that the Holy Spirit fills me with His person and His presence today even as He leads me in the paths of righteousness and peace, in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:

Psalm 143:10, Ezekiel 36:27, Romans 5:5

Doing the Word

Never refer to the Holy Spirit as something, or a voice because He is a person.