Holy spirit

Living in the light is living in confidence. We can see where we are going, and we know we will arrive at our destination. There is no “we might make it.” We will experience eternal life in heaven with the Lord! How can we be confident of heaven? Check out today’s passage.

Peter made it clear in 1 Peter 2:4 that Jesus is the “living stone.” In the following verse, he makes it clear that by “stone,” he, like Paul, means “cornerstone” (1 Peter 2:6, Ephesians 2:20). Jesus is the One upon which all things are built and by which all things are aligned. All spiritual life comes through and depends on Jesus.

A few days ago, we focused on Isaiah 9:6 in a general way. As we enter the week of Christmas and zero in on Jesus, let’s drill down on each name the prophet uses to describe Jesus. Let’s start with “Wonderful Counselor.” 

Anger produces strife, but it doesn’t have to. Instead of pressing anger, surrender it to God. Place your emotions under the control of the Holy Spirit that lives within every believer. He is more than capable of turning your swirling emotions into Spirit-controlled peace.

Jesus came to deliver people from their sins. He is the Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed One.

Because the Helper lives in us, we don’t have to go to a “holy place” to worship God; we are the “holy place,” the temple where the eternal God resides.

If your thinking, emotions, and desires are set on what the Holy Spirit desires, you will live your life under his control.

The Holy Spirit guides, comforts, convicts, challenges, directs and reminds us that we belong to Jesus. You can’t pay for that kind of counseling.

We are the living, breathing temple of God. By the Spirit’s empowerment, our job is to represent Hashem—The Name—well.