WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022
THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: HIS MIND
BIBLE READING:
2 SAMUEL 23:2
NEHEMIAH 9:20
ISAIAH 40:13
MATTHEW 10:20
"And He Who searches the heart knows what the Mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the Will of God."Romans 8:27(NKJV)
The Lord God Almighty created man in His Image and His Likeness. *(Gen.1:26)* One of the inate characteristics of man is that there are three dimensions to his existence: Man is a spirit possessing a soul and living in a body. (1Thess.5:23) In other words,the God Who created mankind in His Image and Likeness has the same characteristics. What makes someone a person isn't his being a spirit(the seat of his identity)but rather his having a soul(the seat of his personality).This essentially means that the Holy Spirit,Who is in Essence Co-Equal as well as Co-Eternal with both the Father and the Son,possesses His Own Personal Soul hence is a Person rather than an Active Force.
The soul is triune in nature, having three dimensions of its own:
(1.)The Mind i e man's thinker.
(2.)The Will i e man's chooser.
(3.)The Emotions i e man's feeler.
Simply put, one major key to establishing the Truth of the Holy Spirit being a Person is by proving that He has a Mind of His Own according to the Scriptures. Let's look at one of such Scriptures: "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some shall departs from the Faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons." 1Tim. 4:1(NKJV)
Only someone with a mind can talk intelligently about things, whether in the past,present or future. Even the Bible clearly states that the Holy Spirit has a Mind of His Own (Rom. 8:27) and that we subsequently as Christian believers "have the Mind of Christ." (1Cor.2:16b). May the Lord grant us the Grace to maximize the Mind of the Spirit.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father,we thank You for the privilege of unfettered access to the Mind of the Spirit. Receive all the Glory in Jesus' Mighty Name. Amen.
