Fellowship of the Holy Spirit

The Revelation of God from the beginning is this.

Progressive Revelation

1) God in the old testament revealed to people the Lord God Almighty.

Very few had the Revelation of God.

If we see from the Bible

Abel did what was acceptable in  sight of God.

Seth had a son Enosh and men began to call on the Name of the Lord.

Enoch walked with God

There was communion and fellowship between Enoch and God.

Noah was man attested by God as righteous, built the ark in the midst of opposition and saved his family.

Abraham - God chose Abraham to be Father of many nations.
Isaac , Jacob and all the tribes .
If anyone touches the mountain they will be dead.
God would reveal Himself in different ways.

John 14:15-18

Moses had walk with God.

Numbers 12:6 NKJV

Then He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I , the Lord , make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.

Moses had fellowship with God.

During Moses time, at the long of Sinai, people were afraid to come to near to the mountain,

Common man in Israel had no fellowship only the leader.

Joshua and Caleb.  Joshua had close fellowship with God.

Later, The fellowship with God became rare.

Judges  occasionally had spoken to God and get direction

Then Prophets. God would speak to Prophets and Prophets would convey that message to Kings and people.

David had fellowship with God.

And Prophets came isaish, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Amos, Zephaniah,Zacharaiahh, and all other Prophets.

And when the fulfillment of time has come , the Lord Jesus came to this world He created and walked on the earth and had fellowship with His disciples.

While the Lord was having that fellowship with His disciples , He wanted to share many things to them

John 16:12 NKJV

“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now."

But already it was too much for them, this knowledge of Most High God is overwhelming.

And the Lord said you cannot bear them.

But next verse says when He comes He will guide you into all Truth

Lord Jesus promised that from now on the generations will have the fellowship of the Spirit of God.

Holy Spirit.

Resides in us.

So now the fellowship of a believer is with the HolySpirit

This is the progressive Revelation of God

Man had fellowship with Almighty God, people  like Moses, Enoch.

Disciples walked with Jesus and eat with Him and shared with Him.

After the day of Pentecost,every born again believer had one promise , that is Promise of the HolySpirit.

In this world,

Whom do we call a person as an orphan?

People who do not have parents a father or mother.

Why do we call them orphan - because there is no one who can take care of them, there is no one whom they can tell their life. those who can stand with you.

It is your parents who feed you, it is your parents who correct you, it is your parents who brought you to this stage. If it is not for your parents you would not be what you are  now.  and you may not have realized that their constant communion with you is what has brought you to this stage.

if you have seen children growing up with out parents , often end up going astray. they end up in wrong ways. because there is no one who really care for them.

So that is why we call a person orphan when they dont have true fellowship of their parents.

But in the sight of God, the definition of Orphan is different.

15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[c] in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

Verse 18 says  I will not leave you as orphans.

What Lord Jesus says here is does not mean i will not leave you without father and mother. No I will not leave you without the fellowship of God.

A man is an orphan when he does not have fellowship of God.

Any person who does not know God, and does not have this fellowship of the true living God is orphan.

That is why when Jesus was going away, in verse 16 He says advocate to help you and be with you forever, the Spirit of Truth.

whoever does not have this fellowship of the Spirit of God is orphan.

Holy Spirit of God is  part of the Trinity God Head.

2 Corinthians 13:14

14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

In the benediction , the pastor say grace of Lord Jesus Christ, Love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

The Trinity is Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit , many people sometimes say It, but He. Person of the Trinity.

He is real person. Unseen But the God of Promise.

What was not revealed to the old testament , the Apostles received this mystery by  Holy Spirit
What has not seen, nor heard, nor entered the hearts, God revealed through His Spirit.

Except through Holy Spirit , no one can get revelation of God
If you want to know God, even when you read the Word, ask for revelation of God through His Spirit.


 1 Corinthians 2:9

9 But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

The Holy Spirit teaches all things, and brings to remembrance all things that I said to you.

Every Word that was spoken to you, it was the bring to remembrance.

John 14:26

26 But the [g]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

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Acts 13:1-3
13 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

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John 3:6 NKJV

That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Flesh gives birth to flesh.

Anything that we try to achieve will always leads to flesh.

But Spirit gives birth to Spirit.

The Holy Spirit God is the One who led us to Jesus.

He is the one who  led us to repentance.

Many times we hear people saying though I may not come, I will he with you in Spirit.

But for Christians, even when you are physically present you should be in Spirit.

Fellowship with Spirit 

Starts with Spirit of God dwelling in us.

I Corinthians 3:16 NKJV

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Temple:

Your vessel , you as a whole is temple for God.

Your body. Soul, Spirit hosts HolySpirit God.

Whenever the Word Temple is used we should realize Temple is Holy.

The  fellowship with Spirit of God  starts first by becoming Temple of God.

So the first step of fellowship is Holiness.

Next verse says if anyone defiles God's temple, He will destroy.

How many times did we defile this temple?

Holiness is the beginning of your fellowship with Spirit of God.

How we use our tongue, how we use our body parts , how we use our mids and thoughts and the intentions - everything matters.

Because we are not dealing with just any man, but we are dealing with Holy Spirit God and His Temple.

1 Corinthians 6:15-17
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

See when you have true fellowship, you are actually becoming One.
When you joined with world , one flesh.
But when you joined to the Lord -One Spirit with Him.

How Spirit of God can have fellowship with man?

When you live in a house with a person , you talk , when the person is weak you help.

Romans 8:26

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Many times we ask Pastor, other believers to pray for us.

But when we abide in Him, but when have fewllowship with Him, 

Spirit of God prays for us. Holy Spirit God is our Helper , He is our Comforter. He even interceds to the Father on behalf of us.

Also, When any believer stands for the Word of God.for the Truth, there will be persecution.
It could be from own families, or friends, or people you know.
But when this kind of persecution comes, Spirit of God helps what to speak.

Mark 13:11
11 But when they arrest youand deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, [d]or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Do not Grieve the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:30 NKJV

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

In our regular life, the people I think whom we have close fellowship can hurt us sometimes or we could hurt them. And when hurt they are grieved.

In the same way , do you know that you can hurt Holy Spirit of God.

Or make Him grieve?

How?

In the way you treat another brother or sister, you can hurt Holy Spirit God.

Next verse says

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Ephesians 4:31 NKJV

Freedom:

Law of Spirit gives freedom from Law of life and death.

2 Corinthians 3:17

7 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom

In Old testament times, when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. The 

 Veil  is taken away.  When Spirit of God comes into your heart, the veil is gone.

This is what helps a believer to be transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory.

This comes only through Holy Spirit. and when we yield to what the Spirit leads to , there will be glory to glory increase and we are transformed into His Image.

Do not Dare to speak against Holy Spirit.

Matthew 12: 31- 32

31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

When the Power of the Holy Spirit is manifested, let us yield to Spirit of God and receive Him. Do not speak against the Spirit of God.

In this scripture, when Lord Jesus healed demon-possessed man, pharisees blasphemed and said it is only by prince of demons this is done.

Then the Lord says these words, do not do dare to talk against the Holy Spirit.

Spirit of God is precious.