March 29 | Worshipping the Holy Spirit

Series | The Life of Prayer and Heart of Worship 

Scripture | Matthew 28:19, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”

Lesson 29 | Worshipping the Holy Spirit

The Bible makes it very clear from beginning to end that the Holy Spirit is not just a force or a projection of the Father and Son, but rather is an individual person with a unique personality (Acts 5:3) and is in very nature divine, 2 Corinthians 3:17. 

David declared in Psalm 139:7-20 that the Holy Spirit has the divine attribute of being ever-present.  The Holy Sprit is attributed as being all-knowing by Paul in 1 Corinthians 2:10-11.  He is also seen as being all-powerful because He is the creative power behind such things as the creation of the universe (Gen. 1:2) and the virgin birth of Jesus, Luke 1:35. 

The writer of Hebrews declares Him to be eternal in Hebrews 9:14, which means He has no beginning or end.  Lastly, He is continually referred to in the beginning and ending of the epistles with the same status as the Father and the Son.  For example Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 13:14,“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”

David declares in Psalm 18:3 that the Lord (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit according to Matthew 28:19) is worthy of worship.  Therefore, since the Holy Spirit is considered to be our Lord and have the same divine attributes as the Father and the Son (all-knowing, ever-present, all-powerful, eternal, etc.) He is also worthy of our worship.

Therefore, worship the Holy Spirit with the same kind of worship you would give the Father and Son but remember like with the Father, the Holy Spirit draws all people to glory in the person of Christ.  For Jesus said in John 16:14, “He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you.”  Thus, the best way to worship the Holy Spirit is to worship Jesus by His leading and guidance.

Reflection | Do you believe the Holy Spirit is a person, equal to the Father and Son? 

Action | (1) Repent of any false understandings of the Holy Spirit you may have had.  (2) Worship the Holy Spirit with the different kinds of praise.  (3) Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself more to you each day. 

One Year Reading Plan (Optional) | Deuteronomy 11:1-12:32, Luke 8:22-39, Psalm 70:1-5, &Proverbs 12:4. Click here to read online.