Jesus Famous With Nate Holdridge

    “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 ESV). Jesus, man, sometimes he drops some wild stuff. The Spirit had come upon some of the Old Testament saints. They did some great things for God. David killed the giant. The prophets prophesied. Esther did her thing. But when God's Spirit came upon those Old Testament heroes, it was temporary and rare. He did not stay in them or upon them, nor did he empower all of them. When Jesus rose, however, the Spirit was set free to regenerate every believer in Christ and his cross. By simple belief -- faith -- people are regenerated by the Spirit of God. Through faith in Christ, we are born again, born of the Spirit. He makes his home in us. He is the down payment, the deposit, the guarantee God is going to redeem our bodies eternally. Forever, we'll be with him, because right now he's in us. Jesus also said the Holy Spirit would co