146 GOOD MORNING, HOLY SPIRIT
do."
Perhaps I've expected every person who's been
introduced to the Spirit to respond as I did. I literally shut
myself away with the Word and the Spirit and absorbed
what He had to offer like a sponge. It took time, hundreds
and hundreds of hours with the precious Holy Spirit.
I realize that for many people it's nearly impossible to
find the time to search and search the Scriptures. But just
by reading this book you are receiving in a succinct manner
what it took the Spirit years to share with me. But there is
one thing I cannot do for you. I can't wave a spiritual wand
over your head and place an anointing on you. That only
comes with a personal, deeply private encounter with the
Spirit. And it continues and grows with a fellowship and
communion that only you can establish.
Your growth in the Spirit will begin the moment you
begin to see that the Spirit of God is truly God. I can't
repeat it enough because the mental picture of a weak
personality has been drilled into our psyche from
childhood. I remember seeing a book that said, "The Holy
Spirit is a servant to the Body of Christ." That's the kind of
error I'm talking about. He's not a servant; He's in charge.
He's the leader of the body of Christ.
Let me share something I have come to know. The Holy
Spirit is not only God; He's also the Father of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Before you say, "Now hold it there,
Benedictus," let me point you to the Word.
You say, "I thought God the Father was the Father of
Jesus." Well, you're right, but you're also wrong. Let me
show you why. In the first chapter of the Gospels we are
told that the Holy Ghost is the Father of the Lord. "Now the
birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary
was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she