God’s Spirit is more than a dove or wind or even power. He is a Person.

Some readers may deem it presumptuous of me to say, “I’d like to present to you the Holy Spirit.” Others might think it rather abstract and impractical of me to address the question, Who is the Holy Spirit? To many people the Holy Spirit is nothing more than a name in a religious creed recited in liturgical services, or merely a vague influence mentioned in the Scriptures.

I don’t blame anyone for thinking in these ways; I remember the time in my life when I too would have thought it strange to address the Holy Spirit as a person, friend and teacher. Even though when speaking theologically I referred to Him as the third person of the Godhead (which He is), He was not in those days a real person to me.