In his new book titled “The Holy Spirit”, Pastor Robert Kayanja says ignoring of the third member of the Godhead has caused the Church to lag behind.
This book as been published to equip Christians and expose various misconceptions about the identity of the Holy Spirit in the Church today.
Following the second Chapter, Pastor Kayanja explains why acknowledging and preaching about the Holy Spirit is fundamental for all ministries.
“As believers we all agree that there is a Godhead; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Little however is known and preached about the Holy Spirit. More emphasis seems to be placed upon teachings about the Father and His Son Jesus Christ; and deservingly so. We shouldn’t however forget that God is Spirit and that He is Holy.” Pr Kayanja says, quoting John 4:24.
“Ignoring of the Holy Spirit is what has caused the Church to lag behind in every aspect of life. Looking all the way from the Old to New Testament accounts, the Holy Spirit was given unlimited access to the lives of God’s people.” He says.
The Channel 44 TV team leader reveals that God and the Holy Spirit cannot be separated from each other, and that is why He [God] challenges us to be Holy because He too is Holy.
“He implores us to be like the Holy Spirit. Why the Holy Spirit?! It is because He is a member of the Godhead in a very distinct way. He is not just a member, but He does play a very important role in His office. The Father and the Son are the same. Jesus is God as is the Father and the Holy Spirit. There are not three gods but one God, with three major distinct offices.” Pr Kayanja states.
“The work and office of the Holy Spirit transcends everything that man has ever known about God. If we miss the Holy Spirit, we will have missed the Father and missed Jesus. Once you miss God, then you will have missed your own blessings and contribution to society.”
The Preacher then quotes John 1:1 which says; In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
“The ‘God’ being referred to here is God the Father. The Word as we all know it is Jesus Christ, the Son. But then, the Bible says that when God made the heaven and the earth, the earth was dark without form and void, and the Holy Spirit hovered over the surface of the deep.” He says.
“So, realize that God the Father was joined by the Word and the Word became God. But the Holy Spirit was already present, hovering over the surface of the deep…So you see even God could not say or do anything yet, until the Holy Spirit created a soft landing for the Word. When He said, “Let there be…” it was the Holy Spirit who caused what He said to land on earth. It exploded on the ground and things started to take shape.”
Pr Kayanja thus urges without the Holy Spirit, the word we preach just bounces off the situation that it is supposed to handle.
“Therefore, when the Holy Spirit is on the wall, whatever you are thrusting onto the wall will go into or through the wall. We also see Him in the Old Testament referred to as the hand of Lord. God is a Spirit with no physical hands. God’s illustration of the physical hand is Jesus, a representative of the extension of God (who is a Spirit). But Jesus couldn’t do the work He did before the Holy Spirit could come upon Him.”
Pr Kayanja says that therefore, when we talk about the Hand of God, we are talking about the ministry empowered by the Holy Spirit.
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