He was conceived by the Spirit – Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:31-35.

He was led by the Spirit – Matthew 4:1; Luke 4:1.

He was empowered by the Spirit – Luke 4:14, 18-19; John 3:34.

He was taught by the Spirit and obeyed Him – John 5:19-20, 30; 14:10.

Jesus said to the Jews, “I can guarantee this truth: The Son cannot do anything on his own. He can do only what he sees the Father doing. Indeed, the Son does exactly what the Father does. The Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing…. I can’t do anything on my own. As I listen to the Father, I make my judgments. My judgments are right because I don’t try to do what I want but what the one who sent me wants.

—John 5:19-20, 30 GW

Carefully meditate on Jesus’ declaration of dependence in John 5 (above). What is the Holy Spirit revealing to you about Jesus’ relationship with Him? How does this challenge and motivate you?

Read Acts 5:32; Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6; 1 John 3:24 and 4:13. What two recurring truths about the Holy Spirit and our relationship with Him can you identify?

Like the early believers at the church of Galatia, we sometimes forget just how much we need the Holy Spirit. Carefully read Galatians 3:2-9, along with Luke 11:13. What lessons about receiving the ongoing help of the Holy Spirit can you learn and apply in your own life?

Day 5 Devo

HE’S YOUR FOREVER FRIEND!

I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth.

—John 14:16-17 The Message

The Holy Spirit wants to be your best friend! He wants to be your side-by-side, forever Helper twenty-four/seven. Scripture declares, “The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us and He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love” (James 4:5 AMP).

True friendship with the Holy Spirit is priceless. His presence and power provide everlasting satisfaction that is unsurpassed. Speaking of the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, “but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life” (John 4:14 GNT). Expounding on this verse, evangelist and educator R.A. Torrey stated,

“Water here means the Holy Spirit. The world can never satisfy. Of every worldly joy it must be said: ‘Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again.’ But the Holy Spirit has power to satisfy every longing of the soul. The Holy Spirit and He alone can satisfy the human heart.

If you give yourself up to the Holy Spirit’s inflowing or upspringing in your heart, you will never thirst. Oh, with what joy unutterable and satisfaction indescribable the Holy Spirit has poured forth His living water in many souls. Have you this living fountain within? Is the spring unchoked? Is it springing up into everlasting life?”5