Who exactly is the Holy Spirit?
In a recent video collaboration between Chris Garcia and Vlad Savchuk, the two discussed what it means to know the Holy Spirit.
One of the key things Savchuk points out is how we sometimes try to navigate life by relying on our own strength, but what we really need is the leading of the Holy Spirit.
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“So many people have a calling from God, have a purpose from God, and sometimes we want to make things happen [on] our own,” says Savchuk. “But there’s a difference when the Holy Spirit opens the door. When the Holy Spirit says, ‘separate to me now.’ But the Holy Spirit doesn’t do those things until we first are tested and tried in ministering to the Lord.”
He also says that we can see the Holy Spirit all throughout Scripture, including at the very beginning of the creation story.
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“We meet the Holy Spirit in the first few verses of the Bible, and the Spirit of the Lord hovered over darkness,” Savchuk continues. “We see that Jesus does everything He does through the power of the Holy Spirit. He was born by the Spirit, He was filled by the Spirit, He was led by the Spirit, He did miracles by the Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit is the One who leads and guides Christian believers in all our ways and directions.
“He is God, He is a person and He is here,” Savchuk says.
“What I find to be true is that many people want the gifts, and it’s like we expect the gifts to happen to us, but really I believe God’s way is to fall in love with the Giver and to be connected and commune with the Giver,” Garcia says. “In doing so, these other things are like a natural byproduct, a natural side-effect.”
Knowing the Holy Spirit isn’t about a transaction; instead, it’s about having a deep and abiding relationship with God.
“If we don’t have the communion of the Holy Spirit, if we don’t know the Holy Spirit, we cannot bring heaven on earth. He is the One that initiates this relationship. He wants a relationship,” Savchuk says. “He convicts us, yes, He empowers us, but He also wants to have a friendship, a fellowship with us.”
The Holy Spirit is the One who transforms our lives, gives us strength and comfort when we need it, and wants to be a true and genuine friend to us. It is impossible to do life as a Christian without Him.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
