The Holy Spirit
Those who live
according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but
those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the
Spirit desires. The mind governed by the
flesh is death, but the mind governed
by the Spirit is life and peace.
––Rom. 8:5-6
The Holy Spirit is derived from the Hebrew word ru’ach, and
the Greek word pneu’ma. According to the
Bible, Spirit has different meanings:
•
An Active Nature
Now the earth was
formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit
of God was hovering over the waters.
–-Gen.
1:2
•
The Breath of Life
The second beast was
given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image
could speak ….
––Rev.
13:15
•
The Wind - Being Born of the Spirit
“The wind blows
wherever it pleases. You hear its sound
but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
––Jn.
3:8
•
An Animating Force
If it were his
intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath, all humanity would perish
together and mankind would return to the dusk.
––Job
34:14-15
•
An Individual's Attitude
But because my
servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will
bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
––Num.
14:24
From these insights of the Holy Spirit
we could conclude how people prayed was important. Joyce Meyer (b. 1943), a Christian author said,
“Many people feel so pressured by the expectations
of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about
what they should do. But there is a way
to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be
led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man.” Meyer’s thoughts were echoed differently by a
Trappist monk and priest Thomas Keating (b. 1923), who wrote, “If you accept the belief that baptism
incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you
might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the
capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.”
So when praying we should say like
Saint Augustine (353–430 AD), a Christian theologian and philosopher: “O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my
heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there
Thy cheerful beams.” Let us all be
receptive of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
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