God is Spirit

Spirit or Holy Spirit is one of the most common names of God. That's Rûah ha Qadosh in the Old Testament and Pneuma Hagion in the New Testament. Jesus Himself said (John 4: 24) that God is Spirit; He doesn't have a physical body like a mere human being would. That's why Jesus told his earthly disciples that He needed to leave them so that the Spirit could come to be with them. As long as Jesus was on earth, He had the limitations of a human body: He could only be in one place; He couldn't be in Jerusalem and Capernaum at the same time. But the Holy Spirit is omnipresent: everywhere at the same time. As David proclaimed in Psalm 139: 7, No matter where we go, God the Spirit is there.

Yesterday and today, I meditated on dozens of scriptures in both Old and New Testament that tell us

Who the Holy Spirit is and what He does: He makes us holy; He builds godly character in us; He gives us boldness to share our faith; He brings freedom; He gives us unity; He gives us love and wisdom; He helps us to pray; He reassures us we are God's children; He anoints us for tasks; He helps us know what to pray...

The same Spirit who was there at creation (Gen 1: 2, Psalm 33: 6) is the Spirit who dwells in us, guides us and transforms us today. Of course, there's a warning that we can quench Him (1 Thess 5: 19) or grieve Him (Eph 4: 30) but also a promise that we can be "filled" with His presence and power.