DRAWING CLOSER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT 11-21-25 VIDEO
There are things going on in our lives that only the Holy Spirit can help us with. He is very willing to do so. He is a Spirit of grace. He is calling out to you to let you know how willing He is to be the helper sent by Jesus. He is the Spirit of power and might in the friend who will never leave or forsake you. Always keep in the forefront of your mind that you are born of the Spirit.
John 14:26 The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. Mess
John 16:12 "I still have many things to tell you, but you can't handle them now.
13 But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won't draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said.
14 He will honor me; he will take from me and deliver it to you.
15 Everything the Father has is also mine. That is why I've said, 'He takes from me and delivers to you.' Mess
Luke 11:10 "Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This is not a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in.
11 If your little boy asks for a serving of fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate?
12 If your little girl asks for an egg, do you trick her with a spider?
13 As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing - you're at least decent to your own children. And don't you think the Father who conceived you in love will give the Holy Spirit when you ask him?" Mess
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Luke 11:13 So, if you, even within the confines of an earth-bound, performance-based religious society, know to give your children excellent gifts that will only advantage them, how much more certainly will your Father give the Holy Spirit out of his limitless, heavenly resources to everyone who asks him! Mirror
John 15:26 But when the close Companion comes, who I shall send to you from the immediate presence of the Father, the Spirit of the truth who originates and proceeds out of the Father, this One will confirm everything about me. Mirror
Ezekiel 36:26 I'll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I'll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that's God-willed, not self-willed.
27 I'll put my Spirit in you and make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands. Mess
John 3:3 Jesus said, "You're absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it's not possible to see what I'm pointing to - to God's kingdom."
4 "How can anyone," said Nicodemus, "be born who has already been born and grown up? You can't re-enter your mother's womb and be born again. What are you saying with this 'born-from-above' talk?"
5 Jesus said, "You're not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation - the 'wind hovering over the water' creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life - it's not possible to enter God's kingdom.
6 When you look at a baby, it's just that: a body you can look at and touch. But the person who takes shape within is formed by something you can't see and touch - the Spirit - and becomes a living spirit.
7 "So don't be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be 'born from above' - out of this world, so to speak.
8 You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the trees, but you have no idea where it comes from or where it's headed next. That's the way it is with everyone 'born from above' by the wind of God, the Spirit of God." Mess
John 3:5 Jesus answered, you have to get this, unless someone is born out of water (the womb) and Spirit, there would be no possible connection with the realm of God!
6 Whatever originates out of flesh is flesh; but what is sourced in Spirit is spirit!
7 Dont be so surprised when I say to you You couldnt get here in the flesh unless you got here from above!
8 We can observe the effect the wind has and hear its sound whenever it touches objects - yet those objects do not define the wind; it comes and goes of its own accord - if life was not born out of spirit in the first place, it would not be possible to detect spirit influence at all! We are spirit-compatible by design! Mirror
Titus 3:6 He saved us, resurrecting us through the washing of rebirth. We are made completely new by the Holy Spirit, whom he splashed over us richly by Jesus, the Messiah, our Life Giver. TPT
1Corinthians 6:19 Do you not realize that your body is the sacred shrine of the Spirit of God, echoing within you. You do not own your life!
20 You are bought and paid for. All of you are his. Live your life conscious of how irreplacable priceless you are. You host God in your skin. Mirror
Isaiah 30:20 Even though the Lord may allow you to go through a season of hardship and difficulty, he himself will be there with you. He will not hide himself from you, for your eyes will constantly see him as your Teacher.
21 When you turn to the right or turn to the left, you will hear his voice behind you to guide you, saying, This is the right path; follow it. TPT
Romans 8:16 God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children.
17 And we know we are going to get what's coming to us - an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!
18 That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times.
19 The created world itself can hardly wait for what's coming next.
20 Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in
21 until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.
22 All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it's not only around us; it's within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We're also feeling the birth pangs.
23 These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. Mess
Romans 8:26 And in a similar way, the Holy Spirit takes hold of us in our human frailty to empower us in our weakness. For example, at times we dont even know how to pray, or know the best things to ask for. But the Holy Spirit rises up within us to super-intercede on our behalf, pleading to God with emotional sighs too deep for words.
27 God, the searcher of the heart, knows fully our longings, yet he also understands the desires of the Spirit, because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, his holy ones, in perfect harmony with Gods plan and our destiny.
28 So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together for good, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose. TPT ↕↕↕
Romans 8:26 Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.
27 He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God.
28 That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. Mess
Gal 5:25 Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives.
26 That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original. Mess
Romans 8:13 In the light of all this, to now continue to live under the sinful influences of the senses, is to reinstate the dominion of spiritual death. Instead, we are indebted to now exhibit the highest expression of life inspired by the Spirit. This life demonstrates zero tolerance to the habits and sinful patterns of the flesh.
14 The original life of the Father revealed in his Son is the life the Spirit now conducts within us. Mirror
2Timothy 1:6 And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed - keep that ablaze!
7 God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. Mess
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2Timothy 1:6 Im writing to encourage you to fan into a flame and rekindle the fire of the spiritual gift God imparted to you when I laid my hands upon you.
7 For God will never give you the spirit of fear, but the Holy Spirit who gives you mighty power, love, and self-control. TPT
Ps 143:10 Teach me how to live to please you, because you're my God. Lead me by your blessed Spirit into cleared and level pastureland. Mess
Eph 4:30 Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted. Mess
Luke 1:35 And he said to her, Holy Spirit will overwhelm you - hovering over you in the power of the Most High. Therefore, this holy begotten one will be called, son of God! Mirror
Luke 3:16 John answered, I symbolically immerse you in water but one, superior to me is about to come; he will immerse you in Spirit and in fire! My baptism is preparing the way for him; I am not here to distract from him in any way, or to make a name for myself! I do not even qualify to be the slave that unties his sandals! Mirror
The Aramaic text reads He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in light.
John 20:22 Having said this he breathed an effusion of Spirit upon them and said, Take Holy Spirit as your Companion. Mirror
Acts 19:2 Paul looked them in the eyes and asked, did you encounter the Holy Spirit as your companion when you came to faith? Gazing at him with wonder, they said, Weve never heard about a holy spirit. Mirror
2 Peter 1:21 And why? Because it's not something concocted in the human heart. Prophecy resulted when the Holy Spirit prompted men and women to speak God's Word. Mess
Jude 20 But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, Mess
2 Corinthians 13:14 The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. Mess