We’ve been looking at the mentorship of God the Holy Spirit, as He now indwells every believer on a full-time basis. We saw the Corinthian believers, who did not understand this principle. Therefore, they were not walking in a manner worthy of their calling. When you understand the reality of the fact that God the Holy Spirit lives in you, it will definitely affect the manner and method you live your life as a Christian. The manner is living your life in a way worthy of your calling. The method is to depend on God the Holy Spirit for the power to accomplish it.
What exactly does God the Holy Spirit do for the believer? His mentorship responsibilities include:
Guiding the believer in the will of God:
John 16:13
13 "But when He,
the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He
will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and
He will disclose to you what is to come.
Discloses to us everything God has done for us:
1 Corinthians 2:10-12
10 For
to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things,
even the depths of God.
11 For who among men
knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the
man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit
of God.
12 Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so
that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
He teaches the truth to us, and makes us remember the things we’ve learned:
John 14:26
26 "But the
Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach
you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to
you.
He intercedes for us in prayer, making our prayers line up with the will of God:
Romans 8:26-27
26 In
the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray
as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings
too deep for words;
27 and He who
searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes
for the saints according to the will of God.
He will lead us:
Romans 8:14
14 For
all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
What about this? He also produces ALL the fruit in your life:
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness,
self-control; against such things there is no law.
What a comfort it is to understand that all the power needed to accomplish God’s will for our life, and have all the production above, is living inside us every moment! We don’t have to count on our own power – God has given us a mentor to take care of it all!
Understanding the mentorship of God the Holy Spirit should absolutely make a difference in how you live your life.
Philippians 2:13
13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.