| It is vital to welcome the Holy Spirit into your every day life! He is the One who connects us to heaven. Without Him, not even Jesus could have known what the Father wanted Him to say or to do. (See John 5:19.) Oh, how I love the Holy Spirit! He makes Jesus real! He makes the Father enjoyable! I roll out the red carpet to this precious Dove of God every day. I say, "Holy Spirit, You are welcome here!" In fact, pause, and declare this right now along with me. "Holy Spirit, You are so desperately needed and You are so very welcome here, right now!"  If you want to know God, you absolutely must get to know the Holy Spirit, who works tirelessly to connect heaven and earth.
Getting to Know Holy Spirit One of the dimensions of the Holy Spirit described in the Scriptures is the "Spirit of Knowledge," which means that He is the Spirit of knowing and of being known. In other words, the Spirit has been given to us to make God known and to make Him knowable. In fact, as our "Helper" one of the primary functions of the Holy Spirit is assist us in "Getting to Know God." Our Father God is approachable, but without the Holy Spirit's help, we tend to get a warped view of Him. Perhaps we are afraid because of our old sin nature. But we can approach God without trepidation when we are in Christ (see Hebrews 4:15–16), having the Holy Spirit as our Helper, because the Spirit is our Comforter, or Paraclete (from the Greek paráklētos, "close-beside," and "make a call," like a legal advocate who makes the right judgment call, being close to the situation). The Spirit is our advocate and encourager. Isaiah noted that the Messiah would be filled with the Spirit of God, and the prophet expanded on what kind of Spirit this would be: The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:2 NASB) It's All About a Relationship The Holy Spirit had an intimate relationship with the Messiah, Yeshua, during His ministry on earth. Jesus humbled Himself, becoming entirely dependent upon the Holy Spirit in order to do and say only those things that would please the Father. Just think about His life. Jesus was conceived and born of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit led Him. The Spirit anointed Him for His ministry at His baptism. Everything Jesus did, from resisting temptation in the wilderness to raising the dead, He did by the guidance and power of the Spirit. He offered Himself as a sacrifice by the Spirit. He was raised from the dead by the power of the Spirit. So that His followers could truly follow in His footsteps, Jesus was faithful to… | 
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