While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers. “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. No, they replied, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit. Then what baptism did you experience? he asked. And they replied, The baptism of John. Paul said, John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus. As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve men in all. Acts 19:1-7 (NLT)
Every believer must prioritize the ministry of the Holy Spirit like never before. The Spirit of God wants to have a deeper fellowship and intimacy with us. He wants to help us. In these last days, we will need His wisdom for accurate discernment. The seal of the Spirit is the distinction between the church and the world.
Holy Express
The Holy Spirit is the 3rd person of the Trinity who is most often ignored by men. He is more than an experience. He is the creative person of the Trinity and the performer of God’s counsel. When God speaks, He executes. According to Acts 1:8, we need the power of the Holy Spirit to be effective witnesses of Jesus to the lost world, for the Kingdom of God is not in word only but in power.