The ministry of the Holy Spirit in you

John 14:16-17 KJV — And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; [17] even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

The Holy Spirit has a three-fold ministry today: the ministry in the world, His ministry in you, and His ministry for you. We want to spend time today praying to activate and acknowledge the ministry of the Holy Spirit in us.

1. Pray that the Holy Spirit that dwells in you will bring the presence of God to you:  In 1 Samuel 16:16-17¹, after Samuel anointed David, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. The Bible tells us that God dwells in us by His Spirit. The Holy Spirit brings the presence of God to us.
2. Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring the power of God to you. You receive power after the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and that power works in you (See Ephesians 3:20²).
3. Pray that the Holy Spirit will be his fruit in you, to enable you to live above human laws (See Galatians 5:22³). When you are filled with the Holy Spirit he bears his fruit in you.
4. Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring the glory of God to your life. May he restore the glory of God back to your life. May He cause your face to shine.
5. Pray the Holy Spirit shall make you of a quick understanding. May He fill you with the seven spirits of God. May He lead you into all truth and make you mighty in work!
6. Pray that the Holy Spirit shall enhance your skills, talents and spiritual gifts. (Exodus 31:1-5⁴) May God anoint you to enhance your gifts and talents and skills.
7. Pray that the Holy Spirit will give you utterance and help you to pray according to the will of God (See Romans 8:26⁵). From today, you will pray according to the Spirit’s direction.

Amen

Referenced Scriptures

1. 1 Samuel 16:16-17 (KJV): Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. ↩︎
2. Ephesians 3:20 (KJV): Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, ↩︎
3. Galatians 5:22 (KJV): But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ↩︎
4. Exodus 31:1-5 (KJV): And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. ↩︎
5. Romans 8:26 (KJV): Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. ↩︎