Prayers Of The Spirit: The Sweet Friendship Of The Holy Spirit
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2 Corinthians 13:14 (AMP)
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
We’ve explored the excellence that is God’s will for your life and the grace—the divine influence—that empowers you to walk in that excellence. But now we come to what I believe is one of the most precious and often overlooked aspects of our Christian walk: the fellowship of the Holy Spirit! The Apostle Paul prays that “the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” This is incredible, hallelujah!
The word “fellowship” here is the Greek word koinonia.
The first meaning of koinonia is oneness! The fellowship of the Holy Spirit that God wants you to have is a state of oneness with the Spirit of God! What does this mean? It means that the Holy Spirit is now one with your spirit! You have a oneness with Him! Hey, so everything that you do comes from your oneness with the Holy Spirit. Everything that you embark on, glory to God, you’re conscious that you are one with the Holy Spirit in this thing. The Holy Spirit is one with you! That is the koinonia!
But there’s another beautiful dimension to koinonia—it also means partnership! That means that the Holy Spirit is partnering with you in your work, in your ministry, in your life! And here’s what makes this even more powerful: this is a reciprocated partnership! That means that you partner with Him, and in that agreement of you partnering with the Holy Spirit in the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the things you’re doing in your life, the Holy Spirit also reciprocates and partners with you. He backs you!
κοινωνία koinonia fellowship – communion, partnership, sharing, oneness, intimate participation, joint partnership
I have the backing of the Holy Spirit! That is the koinonia of the Holy Spirit that is with me. That means that the Holy Spirit has got my back! The Holy Spirit is backing me! Glory to God! And I’m conscious of this. Be conscious of this! The koinonia—the partnership, the oneness—of the Holy Spirit is with you!
But now, here’s my favorite aspect of koinonia—it also means friendship! The sweet friendship of the Holy Spirit! Let me ask you a question: Do you have a friendship with the Holy Spirit? Is the Holy Spirit your friend? Not just your God, not just your Helper, not just your Comforter—but your Friend? As Scripture says, He’s a friend that sticks closer than a brother!
The sweet friendship, the oneness, hallelujah, the partnership and the friendship of the Holy Spirit—this is what God wants for your life! He’s always been there as your friend, but maybe you have never recognized Him as your friend. In this prayer point, we see that it is now the will of God for your life that the friendship of the Holy Spirit be with you. God’s will for your life is that you have that friendship with the Holy Spirit just like the Lord Jesus Christ had that friendship with the Holy Spirit!
Oh, think about this! You can say to the Holy Spirit: “Holy Spirit, be my friend. Holy Spirit, I want to be Your friend. Holy Spirit, I recognize You as my friend!” He is the friend that sticks closer than a brother. He is the friend that never leaves! Lo, He is with you forever! He is that friend that will never leave you! When everybody else leaves, if everybody leaves, the Holy Spirit is that friend that will never leave!
He’s that friend that encourages you. He’s that friend that supports you. He’s that friend, hallelujah, that strengthens you. He’s that friend that guides you into all reality, into all truth. The Holy Spirit is that friend! Oh, thank you, Holy Spirit!
From today, begin to recognize the Holy Spirit as your friend. Begin to walk with your friend, your eternal friend, the Spirit of God. Be awakened to the Holy Spirit as your friend, as your best friend! The sweet friendship of the Holy Spirit is with you. May your relationship with the Holy Spirit be elevated from today in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth!
You’ll hear Him when He’s calling. You’ll hear Him when He whispers. You will hear Him when He wakes you up. You will hear Him when He says, “Go this way.” You will hear the Holy Spirit when He says, “Do this project. Do it this way. Don’t say it like this. Say it this way.” You will hear the voice of the Holy Spirit, your best friend, clearly from today! Glory to God!
Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You for the koinonia—the fellowship, the oneness, the partnership, and the sweet friendship of the Holy Spirit. I acknowledge the Holy Spirit as my friend today, not just my Helper or Comforter, but my dear Friend who sticks closer than a brother. Holy Spirit, I welcome Your friendship into every area of my life. I partner with You and I receive Your partnership in return. Thank You for never leaving me, for guiding me, for encouraging me, and for backing me in everything I do, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Speak The Word
The sweet friendship of the Holy Spirit is with me! I am one with the Holy Spirit—we have koinonia! The Holy Spirit is my partner and I partner with Him. He backs me in everything I do. The Holy Spirit is my best friend, the Friend that sticks closer than a brother, the Friend that never leaves. I hear His voice when He calls, when He whispers, when He guides. From today, my relationship with the Holy Spirit is elevated to a new dimension of friendship and intimacy, in the name of Jesus!
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