2Corinthians 13:14   The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion (Koinonia - intimate fellowship) of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

Paul concludes his second letter to the Corinthians with this statement we just read.  It is a trinitarian blessing.  He speaks of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, which would indicate the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.

In our relationship with God, each member of the godhead works to bring us into a full experience and expression of what a relationship with God is meant to be.

To disregard even one member of the Godhead in that experience and expression is to reject the means God has chosen to make it available and bring us to a complete understanding and experience of Him.

The Holy Spirit is the tangible witness of our relationship with God.  It is by means of Him expressing Himself to us and through us that we can bring a powerful witness to the reality of the grace of Jesus, the love of the Father, and the fellowship we have with the Holy Spirit.

For anyone to carry on as though the Holy Spirit cannot be trusted and, therefore, should not be submitted to is a lie the enemy uses to keep believers in Jesus from the full experience they’re meant to have and to enjoy.

The early church and the New Testament Scriptures are inundated with attention given to the importance and the purpose of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life and practice.  The Holy Spirit was a welcome person of the Godhead to the church, and so it should still be so to this day.

In this New Covenant, Jesus established with His blood, the Holy Spirit plays a significant role and purpose.  Jesus established a Spirit Covenant as opposed to a law covenant.

Jesus came to set up His abode in the heart of His followers and lead and guide them by the Holy Spirit.  Jesus did not establish a new set of rules for us to follow; He came to make it possible for us to be in close fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Galatians 5:16  I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

The key to a vibrant, alive, healthy, and productive spiritual walk is realized by fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit.  By close fellowship with the Holy Spirit, you will be led according to the plan and purpose Jesus has for you.  The key to overcoming the flesh is not a greater resolve to do better.  It is by valuing and fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit.  He will make everything about Christ plain and show you where and how to walk. Even more than that, He will empower you to walk out what He is showing you.

We need the fellowship of the Holy Spirit always.  I encourage you to ask Him to fill you daily and actively fellowship with Him.  He is, after all, the Comforter Jesus promised to give to you.