“But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.” – Job 32:8
Oscar Cervantes is a dramatic example of Christ's power to turn our weaknesses into strengths. As a child, Oscar got into trouble. As he grew older, he was jailed 17 times for brutal crimes. Prison psychiatrists said he was beyond help. Some believed he was so hardened a criminal that he should never be allowed out in public again. They were proven wrong by God's grace. During a brief interval of freedom, Oscar met an elderly man who told him about Jesus. Oscar placed his trust in the Lord and the Holy Spirit changed him into a kind, caring man. Shortly afterward, he started a prison ministry. Chaplain H. C. Warwick described it this way: “The third Saturday night of each month was 'Oscar Night' at Soledad State Prison. Inmates came to hear Oscar and they sang gospel songs with fervor; they sat intently for over 2 hours; they came freely to the chapel altar. What professionals had failed to do for Oscar in years of counseling, Christ did in a moment of conversion.”
The Holy Spirit is God and He gives us understanding. Today in prayer, thank the Lord that He has imparted to you the Holy Spirit.
“The Holy Spirit is not a blessing from God. He is God.” – Colin Urquhart
God’s Word: “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.” – John 16:13-15
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