READ: Luke 11:9-13
“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him… ” – Daniel 5:11
Make up your mind to pray for the Holy Spirit! When you have the Holy Spirit, you will stand out because of the light and understanding that is in you.
Belshazzar’s wife, the queen, did not know the Holy Spirit but recognized the presence of an excellent spirit in Daniel; that there was a level of light, understanding and wisdom in him that could only be supernatural. Daniel was outstanding because of the Holy Spirit in him. It is time to believe in praying for the Holy Spirit.
You must pray for the Holy Spirit because Jesus specifically asked us to do so (Luke 11:11-13). This is the only standalone topic that Jesus taught His disciples to pray about. Jesus promised to pour out His Spirit on us, to send the Holy Spirit to help us. Yet, He still asked us to pray for the Holy Spirit. Even though it is the will of God and the purpose of God, it will not happen until we pray for it.
You must pray for the Holy Spirit because you are a human being clothed with weakness and sin (2 Timothy 1:7). It is difficult to find a group of human beings who are not corrupt, weak, sinful and evil. What a vile fleshly garment we wear as human beings! Our corruption, our failings, our temptations, our desires, our negative tendencies, our distorted temperaments, our deceptions, our carnality, our pride have left us almost incapable of doing any good.
The Holy Spirit is the sweet power and presence of God that transforms our nothingness into something. I cannot imagine what we would do without the power of the Holy Spirit.