SPIRIT, SOUL, AND BODY 103difference. You should shower Him with your devotion and
your love.
The Bible tells us that the Godhead—Father, Son, and
Spirit—is self-existent: "How much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself
without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God?" (Heb. 9:14).
When we learn about angels, we find that they only are
present because of the existence of Jesus. But I've got news
for you. God the Holy Spirit can be referred to as the "I
Am," just like God the Father and God the Son.
Oil, Water, Clouds, and Light
Since my first encounter with the Holy Spirit, I have
experienced a growing reality of His presence. Every
scripture, every encounter, and every revelation makes my
walk in the Spirit more complete.
Recently, during a time of study in the Word, I said to
my wife, "You know, I feel the presence of God all over
me." Here's what touched me that night while I was tracing
the meanings of words and their connection with the Spirit.
I was wondering, What does it really mean to "grieve"
the Spirit?
What I learned was that the Holy Ghost is not just a
spirit who can have shape. He's so real He can be resisted.
Now many people think the Holy Ghost is a wind. But He
isn't. That's just another in a long list of descriptive symbols
used to communicate the Spirit—oil, water, a dove, a cloud,
light, and so many more. It certainly doesn't mean that he
looks like His symbols.
Wind is invisible to the eye, but you cannot resist it.
The word resist means to oppose. You cannot oppose wind.