JULY 1, Genesis 1:2

Our God is one God, but there are three persons in the Godhead. There is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. That is why we sometimes refer to God as the Holy Trinity.

In today’s passage, we learn that the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. In the work of creation, all three persons of the Godhead were working together. God the Father was there when heaven and earth was created. We hear His voice saying, “Let there be light: and there was light “(v. 3). In John 1:3, when referring to Jesus, the living Word, “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” Thus the Bible teaches us that the Holy Spirit is God, just as Jesus is God.

As God, the Holy Spirit is in substance, equal in power and glory with the Father and the Son. No one should say that God the Father is more powerful than God the Son or God the Spirit. The Bible teaches that they are not only equal in power but also equal in glory.

In church, after the offering has been collected, we stand to sing this hymn. Notice that we praise the Triune God.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, __________ and ______ __________.

Because we usually pay less attention to the Holy Spirit, we sometimes forget about Him. This month, we will learn more about this third person of the Holy Trinity, and hopefully we will be more conscious of the ministry of the Holy Spirit then.

Thought: The Holy Spirit is God.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that the Holy Spirit is an important and equal member of the Godhead. May I learn to appreciate His ministry and to love Him as much as I love You and Jesus. This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.