As the prophet Jeremiah stood amidst the smoldering ruins of his beloved city, he was overcome with grief and hopelessness. What made it even more painful is that he knew this devastation could have been avoided if the nation had only listened to God. But at his lowest point of despair, he remembered God’s faithfulness, and calling this to mind renewed his faltering hope. When your world seems to be crumbling around you, and you feel overwhelmed by the struggles and pain of life, shift your focus back to God’s goodness, trusting that He is ruling over it all and that your hope should rest in Him alone.
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit (1) is a person having mind, will and emotions and communicates spiritual knowledge, understanding and wisdom to a believer; (2) indwells a believer, teaches, guides, convicts a believer, witnesses and glorifies Jesus; (3) functions in inspiration, illumination, sealing, and baptism into the body of Christ; (4) distributes spiritual gifts to each believer and empowers each believer. Believers are commanded to be controlled by the Holy Spirit in order to live out the character and conduct of Jesus Christ.