The Holy Spirit’s ministry is to glorify Jesus Christ, reveal Him, and point people to Him. Here is one of the clearest passages, quoted from the NASB 2020:
John 16:13–14 – “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.”
Continuing to celebrate my 54 years in the Holy Ghost. I remember going with Betsy to her church where the Charismatic Movement had been totally received. I was struggling and had a real case of resisting Him for about a year. I was receiving tapes and books on being filled and speaking in tongues. Tapes of either tongues or them telling me to repeat after the words. People wanting to lay hands on me and constantly running into the question, “Have you been baptized in the Holy Ghost with evidence of speaking in tongues?”
Whenever I was in meetings or around Spirit-filled people, I constantly heard them say, “Thank You Jesus!” I had never heard, as a Baptist preacher’s son, Jesus being spoken of all the time. I could not dismiss this obvious declaration. Not to mention, “He Is Lord!” It was so irritating and obnoxious. Most believers talk about God, but you very seldom heard the name of Jesus!
Being involved in the Jesus movement I could not get away from Him. I remember the first time I heard the chorus, “Jesus, Jesus there is Something About That Name!” It began to erode my Baptist doctrine, my opinions, and my arguments.
“Jesus is the Baptizer in the Holy Ghost and with fire,” John the Baptist announced. Today just ask Him, it is simply more of Jesus. ASK!!!!
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