Holy Spirit

On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, "Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, 'Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'" (When he said "living water," he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)

—John 7:37-39 NLT

Key Thought
It is dry...

 

And he [an angel]  carried me [John]  away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.

—Revelation 21:10 NIV

Key Thought
The Holy Spirit brings hope. There is the short-term hope the Spirit brings through his comforting and enabling presence. The Spirit also brings hope through the promise of Scripture and God's visions for us of greater things that lie ahead for us. In a time of unspeakable danger...

 

Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you.

—2 Timothy 1:14 NLT

Key Thought
We are not left on our strength alone to guard the truth entrusted to us. We have the Holy Spirit who lives within us. The Spirit is our anointing to help us know the truth. The Spirit is our Advocate-Comforter-Counselor-Helper to lead us into all truth and help us know truth from error. The Spirit's work within us allows us to...

 

And Jesus Christ was revealed as God's Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross — not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony.

—1 John 5:6 NLT

Key Thought
Jesus was "God with us" (Matthew 1:23) every step of his human life. In today's verse, John reminds us of three witnesses that show Jesus as God's Son: the water (his baptism), the blood (his crucifixion), and the Spirit (present at every step of...

 

But we come from God and belong to God. Anyone who knows God understands us and listens. The person who has nothing to do with God will, of course, not listen to us. This is another test for telling the Spirit of Truth from the spirit of deception.

—1 John 4:6 MESSAGE

Key Thought
How do you know who has the true Spirit of God? John reminds us that they are the ones who listen to the Spirit's authoritative messengers. Why do we trust the Scriptures? Because they are inspired by the...

 

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, ...

—Ephesians 1:13 NIV

Key Thought
When we first came to Jesus, he poured out the Holy Spirit upon us, to live in us as God's gift, presence, and power within us (Acts 2:38-39; Titus 3:3-7). The Holy Spirit is also our proof that we are children of God (Romans 8:9). In today's verse, Paul adds another...

 

With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.

—Romans 9:1 NLT

Key Thought
As we have seen over the last several days, our assurance of the truth about the message of Jesus is the Holy Spirit. Paul is sharing the most personal and convicting things in his heart about his love for the Jewish people, about the inclusion of Gentiles in the people of God, and about the message of Jesus for all people. He is not saying these...

 

At this I [John] fell at his [the angel's]  feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus."

—Revelation 19:10 NIV

Key Thought
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth, whether that truth was revealed through ancient prophecy or revealed now. The Spirit is our assurance that we can know...

 

When the unbelievers got cantankerous and started bickering with each other, Paul interrupted: "I have just one more thing to say to you. The Holy Spirit sure knew what he was talking about when he addressed our ancestors through Isaiah the prophet: 'Go to this people and tell them this: You're going to listen with your ears, but you won't hear a word; you're going to stare with your eyes, but you won't see a thing.'"

—Acts 28:25-26 MESSAGE

Key Thought
Paul had traveled all over the...

 

[Jesus said,]  "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future."

—John 16:13 NLT

Key Thought
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit work in harmony as the one, true, and living God. Jesus sends the Spirit to us when we become his true followers (Titus 3:3-7). The Spirit guides us into the truth about the will of God and about Jesus — the truth about both Jesus' ministry...