When the Holy Spirit moves, His presence is always marked by His power. Here are 7 things that happen when the Holy Spirit moves.
#1 - The lost are saved.
The Holy Spirit is the one Who convicts the world of sin and draws people to the Lord. So when the Holy Spirit moves, the lost are saved.
And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. (John 16:8, NLT)
Sinners being saved - that’s a hallmark of any true move of the Holy Spirit.
#2 - The sick are healed.
God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit. One of the results of that was the healing of the sick.
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (Acts 10:38, KJV)
Nowhere in Scripture do we see that the Holy Spirit has lost the power to bring forth miracle healings. When the Holy Spirit moves, the sick are healed.
#3 - The demon-possessed are set free.
It was by the Holy Spirit that Jesus drove out demonic beings.
But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. (Matthew 12:28, NLT)
Demons are real. Demon-possession is real. And the demonized long for freedom. When the Holy Spirit truly moves, the forces of darkness are instantly dissolved.
#4 - Jesus is glorified.
A true move of the Holy Spirit won’t glorify anyone or anything besides Jesus, the Son of God. The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus, period.
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. (John 16:14, KJV)
The Holy Spirit will only demonstrate His power to point to Jesus.
#5 - Holiness is increased.
No believer is perfect. When the Holy Spirit moves, God’s children are called to higher levels of consecration. Secret sin, un-forgiveness, worldly mindsets - all of that is challenged in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
15And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says, 16“This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the LORD: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” (Hebrews 10:15-16, NLT)
The Holy Spirit testifies to us. In doing so, He calls us to greater levels of holiness.
#6 - The gifts of the Holy Spirit are stirred.
It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. (1 Corinthians 12:11, NLT)
The Holy Spirit is the one Who distributes the spiritual gifts - gifts like healing, prophecy, and discernment. In a move of the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts are distributed and activated.
#7 - Evangelism becomes a priority.
When you truly encounter Jesus, you want others to encounter Him too.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8, KJV)
Notice that it was after the Holy Spirit came upon the early church that they then became witnesses. True revivals always become or at least empower great waves of evangelism. In this way, a move of the Holy Spirit plants the seeds for more moves of the Holy Spirit.
Those are 7 marks of a true move of the Holy Spirit.
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