(John 14:26) The Holy Spirit will remind you of everything I have said to you.

When we think of the Holy Spirit, we often think about the supernatural spiritual gifts, speaking in tongues, and other pentecostal manifestations. 

But just before being arrested and crucified, Jesus told his disciples that the primary purpose for the international outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost was to remind us of the life and teaching of Jesus. 

The Holy Spirit’s coming was not to draw attention to himself, but empower us to focus on Jesus Christ. 

Some Christians are spooked when it is emphasized that we must be filled with the Holy Spirit. Yet when we truly understand that the primary role of the Holy Spirit is to fill us with the knowledge of Jesus and empower us to live like Jesus, then we should seek the total infilling of the Holy Spirit. 

We should thirst for all the Holy Spirit has for us. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit fills our hearts with insight concerning everything Jesus taught and lived. In this sense, the Holy Spirit is the presence of the Messiah Jesus—the Anointed One. 

We do not know Jesus simply through our intellectual rationality. It is the infilling of the Holy Spirit that makes the presence of Jesus alive within us. 

If you desire to be a sold-out follower of Jesus Christ, then you will pray that God will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.