"Okay Sis, let's talk about the Holy Spirit for a minute..."

Don't Get Nervous, Sis... The Holy Spirit Is Still God

Life Giver. Intercessor. Ever-Present Companion.

Same God. Different Assignment.

Some folks get nervous the minute you start talking about the Trinity—and more specifically, the different Persons of the Trinity and their functions. But don't get it twisted, Sis. Whichever Person of the Godhead you're focusing on, it's still God.

God the Father.
God the Son.
And God the Holy Spirit.

Distinct Persons. One God.

As Moses declared:

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord." Deuteronomy 6:4

Maybe it would help to think about it this way.

Imagine a woman who is a nurse.

When she's at work, she's wearing scrubs and a bedazzled stethoscope draped around her neck. Everybody recognizes her role immediately because her clothing identifies her assignment.

When she's home with baby girl, her hair's pulled up in a scrunchie, saving the world--tending to skinned-up knees, kissing booboos, and handing out snacks.

But our girl's not finished. When date night rolls around, she's stepping out with her man in her red-bottoms and favorite dress, looking like a million dollars, despite the fact she spent a good majority of the morning mopping up paw prints and cleaning applesauce off the walls.

Different settings.

Different assignments.

Different outfits.

Same woman.

Just because she's wearing different clothes doesn't mean she's become a different woman.

And Sis, just because God is doing something different doesn't mean He's being someone different.

In much the same way, God who is Spirit doesn't become someone different every time He works in a different way. He simply reveals another aspect of who He has always been.

In Genesis 2:7, God (the Holy Spirit) is operating in His Life-Giver role, breathing life into lifeless dust, and man becomes a living soul.

In Romans 8:26, God (the Holy Spirit) is operating in His Intercessor role, helping us pray when words fail us.

And in Psalm 139:7, God (the Holy Spirit) is our Constant Companion. There's no place we can go where His presence can't reach us.

Life-Giver.

Intercessor.

Ever-present Companion.

Different operations.

Same God.

Although the Trinity is comprised of three distinct Persons, they are coequal, coeternal, and inseparable as One God.

The assignment may change, but the identity never does.

Life-Giver, Intercessor, or Ever-Present Companion —Sis, the Holy Spirit isn't confused about who He is... and don't you be confused either!

Blessings always,

Terri