The Work Of The Holy Spirit (Part 6)

This is my final post on the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.  In this post I want to answer some of the common questions people have with respect to the Holy Spirit and how He operates in the believers life.

1.  What is the "anointing" of the Holy Spirit?
When someone refers to the "anointing" of the Holy Spirit, what they are referring to is the "presence and power" of the Holy Spirit.  Just prior to Jesus' ascension back to the Father, He told His disciples in Acts 1:8 that "ye shall receive 'power' after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you..." When the Holy Spirit "indwells" the believer, they receive power and can begin to operate in the "anointing."

2.  Do you have to have the anointing to have the power?
When Jesus emptied Himself of all His Godly attributes and took upon Himself the form of humanity, He had to have the Holy Spirit anointing in order to accomplish what He did.  Prior to the Holy Spirit descending upon him at His baptism in Luke 3:22, Jesus hadn't performed any miracles.  Everything He did after that point was with the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit.  The answer to the question is "Yes," we have to have the anointing if we are going to have the power of the Holy Spirit operating in our life.

3.  How does the power of the Holy Spirit demonstrate itself?
First of all, He demonstrates His power by being the inner Witness, Comforter, Teacher, Counselor, Leader, and Guide in the life of the believer.  His Spirit, bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.  He also demonstrates Himself through the anointing.  Acts 10:38 says "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him."  It's God's desire for all believers to have this anointing in their lives for the purpose of doing good and operating in the power of God.

4.  Is the power of the Holy Spirit to be demonstrated today?
Absolutely!  There is not one scripture in God's Word that would indicate otherwise.  If we are to accomplish what God has called us to do, we must have the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit.  This is not the time to be "powerless."  It is time to rise up in the power of the Holy Spirit and do what God has called us to do.

The question is not "Is the power and the anointing of the Holy Spirit to be demonstrated today?" but the question is "Are we willing to allow Him to demonstrate His power and anointing through us?"