10/28/2026
THE THREE WAYS GOD IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK
1. With Us: God's Holy Spirit is with us even before we know it, long before we ever say yes to Jesus. In Exodus 33:14, God promised His people, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
2. In Us: When we say yes to Jesus, the Holy Spirit comes to live in us. Jesus said the Holy Spirit "lives with you now and later will be in you" (John 14:17). After rising from the dead, He breathed on His followers and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit" (John 20:22).
3. Upon Us: His followers already had the Holy Spirit in them, yet Jesus still told them, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you" (Acts 1:8). When His power comes upon us, God enables us to do all that He activates us to do.
The Holy Spirit is with us before we say yes, in us the moment we do, and upon us with power for all God has for us to do. That same presence has been alongside us, working on our behalf, the whole time.