The Governor’s Nature Aligns With the King
Image by M from PixabayIt is vital that we consider the Holy Spirit, our Kingdom Governor, in depth because although He is the most important person on this earth, He is also the most misunderstood and ignored. People who are not yet in the Kingdom of God don’t understand the Holy Spirit’s essential role in their lives. They have been led to believe that He is mysterious and unknowable. In many of the churches I attended down through the years, many thought He was some sort of entity or thing. He was called a “ghost” and that couldn’t be farther from the truth! The definition of ghost is the soul of a dead person believed to be an inhabitant of the unseen world or to appear to the living in bodily likeness. 1) The Holy Spirit was NEVER a human being and 2) the concept of a "ghost" is not real, contrary to what that the world may say!
King Jesus made it clear who the Holy Spirit was: “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” John 14:25-26
He is to GOVERN us. He didn’t leave us on our own! “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. John 14:15-18
I must say, even those who have received the Holy Spirit, our Kingdom Governor, have misconceptions regarding who He is. I blame religious leaders for that. As I mentioned earlier, some think that the Holy Spirit is a feeling, a thrill whose purpose is to cause a person to feel good and act in a way that is contrary to their nature. The Holy Spirit does not “take over” your body and cause you to jump and run around. Read John 14 again. The Lord Jesus told us what the Holy Spirit would do and what His purpose was. The Holy Spirit is not an “it”, “entity, or a “thing” and definitely not a “ghost”. The Holy Spirit is a “person” with a personality. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. John 16:13-14
He, along with King Jesus—the Word—are One with the Lord God. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. . . Genesis 1:26a
Note that in these scriptures where Jesus is talking about the Holy Spirit, He always uses the word He. You don’t need to make a noise to experience the gift of the Holy Spirit. There are times when I am driving that I will wave my hand just to acknowledge His presence. You don’t need to blow a horn or beat a drum for His presence. If you read God’s Constitution carefully, you will find that most of the time when the Spirit manifested Himself, it was in quietness. The prophet Elijah had this experience: Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 1 Kings 19:11-13
The Holy Spirit isn’t a feeling, but His presence can certainly affect your emotions as you experience His peace, joy, and comfort. So then, who is He? He is the Lord God extended to a person to work the purpose and will of His Kingdom in the individual’s life and circumstance. Now I would like to describe the concept of the triune of God, with a well-known analogy.
Take the three states of water: liquid, solid and gas. God the Father is the eternal source. If you were to take water and freeze it, it would become solid ice, but it is still water. Let’s say that ice is like the Lord Jesus—the Word who became flesh—He was quite tangible while He was on this earth. He could be seen, heard and touched. Now if you were to take the same ice, put it in a pot, and heat it to boiling water, it would become steam. Steam is like the Holy Spirit, the invisible influence that generated power. Keep in mind that ice and steam can return to their original liquid state. Though they are in a different condition, with different purposes, they are still, in their original state, water. All three are actually water, although in different forms.
I truly trust that I have given a good analogy of how the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—our Kingdom Governor—are One. The Lord Jesus Christ cleanses us, the Father forgives us, and the Holy Spirit governs us as we live daily in His Kingdom.
Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in the Lord God’s Word in His Kingdom.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. & D. Arlene Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
King Jesus made it clear who the Holy Spirit was: “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” John 14:25-26
He is to GOVERN us. He didn’t leave us on our own! “If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. John 14:15-18
I must say, even those who have received the Holy Spirit, our Kingdom Governor, have misconceptions regarding who He is. I blame religious leaders for that. As I mentioned earlier, some think that the Holy Spirit is a feeling, a thrill whose purpose is to cause a person to feel good and act in a way that is contrary to their nature. The Holy Spirit does not “take over” your body and cause you to jump and run around. Read John 14 again. The Lord Jesus told us what the Holy Spirit would do and what His purpose was. The Holy Spirit is not an “it”, “entity, or a “thing” and definitely not a “ghost”. The Holy Spirit is a “person” with a personality. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. John 16:13-14
He, along with King Jesus—the Word—are One with the Lord God. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. . . Genesis 1:26a
Note that in these scriptures where Jesus is talking about the Holy Spirit, He always uses the word He. You don’t need to make a noise to experience the gift of the Holy Spirit. There are times when I am driving that I will wave my hand just to acknowledge His presence. You don’t need to blow a horn or beat a drum for His presence. If you read God’s Constitution carefully, you will find that most of the time when the Spirit manifested Himself, it was in quietness. The prophet Elijah had this experience: Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 1 Kings 19:11-13
The Holy Spirit isn’t a feeling, but His presence can certainly affect your emotions as you experience His peace, joy, and comfort. So then, who is He? He is the Lord God extended to a person to work the purpose and will of His Kingdom in the individual’s life and circumstance. Now I would like to describe the concept of the triune of God, with a well-known analogy.
Take the three states of water: liquid, solid and gas. God the Father is the eternal source. If you were to take water and freeze it, it would become solid ice, but it is still water. Let’s say that ice is like the Lord Jesus—the Word who became flesh—He was quite tangible while He was on this earth. He could be seen, heard and touched. Now if you were to take the same ice, put it in a pot, and heat it to boiling water, it would become steam. Steam is like the Holy Spirit, the invisible influence that generated power. Keep in mind that ice and steam can return to their original liquid state. Though they are in a different condition, with different purposes, they are still, in their original state, water. All three are actually water, although in different forms.
I truly trust that I have given a good analogy of how the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—our Kingdom Governor—are One. The Lord Jesus Christ cleanses us, the Father forgives us, and the Holy Spirit governs us as we live daily in His Kingdom.
Remember, your greatest asset is your faith in the Lord God’s Word in His Kingdom.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. & D. Arlene Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
