THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO ASSURE YOU (Part I)

 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1: 21- 22     

“Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the EARNEST OF THE SPIRIT in our hearts.”

2 Corinthians 1: 21- 22   

1. God assures you of His approval by the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit’s presence in your life is a guarantee and a further assurance of His approval on your life. Read it for yourself: The presence of the Holy Spirit is a guarantee, the seal, the pledge and the assurance that you need. God has left the Holy Spirit in our midst so that He is present in all that we do. His Spirit is supposed to assure us and calm us down. His presence is supposed to be a guarantee that assures us in what we do. “Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God. Who also hath given unto us the EARNEST OF THE SPIRIT” (2 Corinthians 5: 5)

Are you approved? Does God like you? Is God happy with you? Is He happy with your songs? Does God agree with all that you are doing? You need assurance, don’t you? That assurance comes from the presence of the Holy Spirit. The influence of the Holy Spirit will calm and reassure you when you are uncertain about whether you are walking in His will.

…..Your convictions must be strengthened by the presence of God. The presence of the Holy Spirit must be the source of your assurance. This is one of the most important functions of the Holy Spirit; to assure you. Over and over, the Holy Spirit is called an earnest pledge or guarantee. He guarantees that you are on the right way by His presence. You must always look for the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Moses would not go one step forward without the guarantee of the presence of the Lord. You must become like Moses who looked for guarantees and assurances in the presence of the Lord.

“ Then he said to Him, “If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. For how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by your going with us, so that we, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are on the face of the earth? " 

Exodus 33: 15 – 16 (NASB)


Credits: Excerpts from

Sweet influences of the Anointing

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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  1. favour8 November 2023 at 08:26

    The presence of the Holy Spirit assure us , it means that God is always with us

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  2. Nina orwa8 November 2023 at 08:46

    The influence of the Holy Spirit will calm and reassure you when you are uncertain about whether you are walking in His will.

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