Heavenly Holy Spirit
The Bible says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without
him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And the light shineth
in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” John 1:1-5 (KJV)
Gregory
of Nazianzus, also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian, was a 4th-century Christian theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople,
and Doctor of the Church. A Cappadocian Father with St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa, he is celebrated for defending
the Nicene Creed and his profound articulation of the Trinity against Arianism. His “Five Theological Orations”
remain seminal in orthodox doctrine. Honored in both Eastern and Western traditions, he is a patron of theologians, poets,
and defenders of the faith. He writes:
“The deity of the Holy Spirit
ought to be clearly recognized in Scripture. Look at these facts:
Christ is born;
the Spirit is His forerunner. Christ is baptized; the Spirit bears witness. Christ is tempted; the Spirit leads Him up. Christ
ascends; the Spirit takes His place.
What great things are there in the character of God which are
not found in the Spirit? What titles which belong to God are not also applied to Him? He is called: The Spirit of God the
Spirit of Christ the mind of Christ the Spirit of the Lord the Spirit of adoption the Spirit of truth the Spirit of liberty
the Spirit of wisdom the Spirit of understanding the Spirit of counsel the Spirit of might the Spirit of knowledge the Spirit
of godliness the Spirit of the fear of God
This only begins to show how unlimited
He is.”
This same Holy Spirit which enabled the angels to announce what God was going
to do to Zacharias and Elizabeth, to a virgin and her espoused, to the world and to all who would be saved, and even to all
who would reject Him still speaks to, sooths, and saves all who will heed His still small voice today! What a mighty, Triune
God we serve!
Daily Chronological Bible Reading:
Luke 1; John 1:1-14
