72 GOOD MORNING, HOLY SPIRIT
"anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will
be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven" (Luke 12:10).
The person of the Holy Spirit is distinct in the Godhead.
He is tender. He is sensitive. But because Jesus gave Him
to you and to me, He is not going to leave us.
The Holy Spirit is a gentleman. He doesn't enter your
room until you invite Him. He doesn't sit down until you
ask Him. And He doesn't speak to you until you speak to
Him.
How long will He wait? Until you speak to Him. It
could be months—even years. He will just wait and wait
and wait. My friend, you will never know His power; you
will never know His presence until you go and sit beside
Him and say, "Wonderful Holy Spirit, tell me all about
Jesus."
I Could Hardly Hold the Phone
After finishing a radio talk show in Florida, the woman
who interviewed me said, "Benny, I've been a Christian for
a long time, but something is missing in my life."
"What are you hungry for?" I asked.
She said, "I need the reality of God in my life."
I asked her if she knew God the Holy Spirit. "I know
Jesus," she said.
"The Holy Spirit is a person," I told her. "How would I
feel if you were sitting here ignoring me? When we meet, I
expect you to talk with me. And that's the way it is with the
Holy Spirit."
"I've never thought of it that way," she said.