In the last post I offered that it is more important to know you have the Spirit than to know who He is...which, I still believe; since, if you don't have the Spirit then knowing anything about Him doesn't matter. Of course, saying one thing is "more" important than another is not saying that one thing is important and the other thing is not. Oxygen is more important than water, but in the final analysis, you need both!
Assuming you have the Spirit, what do you really need to know about Him? There are a lot of things to consider like His enablement, His comfort, and His joy; however, I'd start with His mysterious working.
John 3:8 says---
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
This mystery tells us that the Spirit of God is un-boxable. But does this mean we can go "hog wild" and attribute all manner of phenomena to Him? Or, are we so afraid of allowing Him to work (and make us look foolish) that we resist the Spirit?
I believe God's Word tells us that there are mysteries in the Spirit's working...and we better stay open! What are you most afraid of if you fully yielded to Him? Why?
God bless,
Fred
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