The Spirit’s Confirmation

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our own spirit, [assuring us] that we are children of God.” Romans 8v16 (AMP)

The Holy Spirit is also called the Third Person of the Trinity, and plays an active role in the life of the believer. The Holy Spirit is the One who confirms that we are children of God and belong to Christ. Ephesians 1v13-14 (TLB) gives us this assurance: “And because of what Christ did, all you others too, who heard the Good News about how to be saved, and trusted Christ, were marked as belonging to Christ by the Holy Spirit, who long ago had been promised to all of us Christians. His presence within us is God’s guarantee that He really will give us all that He promised; and the Spirit’s seal upon us means that God has already purchased us and that He guarantees to bring us to Himself. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.” Beloved, we have no need to be afraid, we have peace with God once we have believed in Jesus and accepted Him as our Lord and Saviour. Romans 8v15 (AMP) re-iterates this saying “For [the Spirit which] you have now received [is] not a spirit of slavery to put you once more in bondage to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption [the Spirit producing sonship] in [the bliss of] which we cry, Abba (Father)! Father!” But even before we become born again, the Holy Spirit helps to convict sinners.

Supplementary Text

“And when He comes, He will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in Me. Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see Me no more. Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.” John 16v8-11 (NLT)

Prayer

Father, I thank You for drawing me to Yourself, for no one can come to You unless You draw them. I thank You for confirming me as Yours by sealing me with Your Spirit. I pray for those who do not know You, that Spirit of God You will convict them of its sin, God’s righteousness and coming judgment in Jesus name I pray, amen.