I got the idea for this post from the Bible Study I attended last night that focused on the first two chapters of I John.

The Holy Spirit is our Advocate, but even more, His presence in us creates a line of communication to our Heavenly Father whereby we can understand better what He has taught and learn how to apply it to our own lives. The speaker in last night’s Bible study presented a good analogy. It’s like having the satellite receiver on your television all set up, turned on and you get a signal, a clear picture and the words to go with it. The Holy Spirit is like our receiver, but we have to be tuned in and have our receiver turned on. What makes it go off? We do, when we focus on everything in the world and not on what God is trying to tell us or show us.

We need God’s Spirit to truly worship Him and to understand Who He is and why we worship. We are His creation and He has gifted us with a part of Him, His Holy Spirit, so that we can always be in touch with Him and be guided to choose to do right and to share His truth as He leads us.

When I think of anointing, I think of the oil being poured on David as he was recognized as king. God had chosen him for a special position and made it clear to all who saw him that he was the anointed king of Israel. It is mind-boggling to think that we all who have accepted Christ as our Savior have also received an anointing, one that doesn’t get washed away with the next shampoo, but one that is there forever. God anointed us so that we could be taught the things of God, the spiritual things that we would have difficulty understanding otherwise.

I confess that I do not understand all things about the Trinity, especially the Holy Spirit. But I do know that when I pray and ask for understanding as I read the Bible, if I will sit quietly and wait, the word will become clear to me. I think that is the Holy Spirit’s presence in my life. When I see a stranger and I am prodded to give them a word of encouragement, I think that is the Holy Spirit in my life. The anointing is always there. The receiver is always present. I have to turn it on and leave it on and be willing to wait instead of rushing to do my own thing. God moves in His time and in His way. And through His Holy Spirit, He is teaching me to move with Him and for Him.