The elusive Spirit of God.  We don’t see Him, hear Him, feel Him and many times we don’t even think about Him.  Yet He is the most important part of this life or the next.  He knows us, conveys our unspoken prayers, counsels, guides, befriends, empowers, teaches and seals us for eternity.  He indwells us, acts through us, changes us, speaks to us and walks with us throughout our entire born again lives.  He was there before the beginning of the world, hovering over the waters of the deep and will be there when the world is remade.  He takes no credit, takes no prisoners, dispenses no judgment, suffers our folly and knows all there is to know about everything that has ever happened and will ever be.  He models for us that it is not enough to have a law based on letters but we must write the Spirit of that law upon our hearts in order to be true to the Word.

He knows our intentions, molds us to the Father’s Good Will and watches over us as we stumble toward eternity.  He is with me this moment and sees all of me, good, bad or indifferent.  Apart from Him I can do nothing, but through Him there is no impossibility.  I am filled with His knowledge, faith, trust, wisdom, righteousness and truth.  Not of my own measure but as a gift from the Father who loves us.  I am never alone.  I cannot be alone.  My feelings, thoughts, reasoning and fears all pale and pay homage to His realness.  He is the only substantial thing in my life of vapor.  Without His shield I would be prey for the roaming lion seeking my destruction.  With Him I am invincible, something greater than perishable flesh, a man of Spirit.

Holy Spirit of God, thank you for coming and residing in my life.  I do not deserve You, care for You, Praise You, recognize You or follow You, in fact the times I most consider You are those repentant moments when I realize I have grieved You.  Forgive me Father for taking so lightly the treasure of Your indwelling Spirit.  Make me ever conscious of the Living God inside of me.  Allow me to do the things for which You have designed me.  Bless You for all Your Righteousness, Faith and Truth.  Speak to those around me of Your Gospel, lead them to abundant life now and eternity with You in the next.  Teach us those things which are beyond our own revelation.  Bring us the knowledge of the Truth.  Inscribe Your name upon our hearts, so that we may be seen as God’s no matter where we go.  Praise You Father for Your Glorious and Powerful Spirit.  Amen.