Jesus introduced the Holy Spirit as another Comforter whom He would send. The Greek
has two words to describe ‘another’. It is either another of the same kind or of different
kind. Jesus used the former. The Holy Spirit would come in the same capacity as Jesus.
So, the Spirit took off from where Jesus left. It is instructive to note that both Jesus and
the Holy Spirit have the same operating format. If you know what made people benefit
from the ministry of Jesus, you have known how to benefit from the Holy Spirit. Again, if
you know what made some people miss out on Jesus’ ministry, you know what will
make our generation miss out on the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
“It is also by recognising the Holy Spirit that we will be able to access all that He has to offer.”
Our text is quite revealing. The land of Gennesaret benefited from the ministry of Jesus
because they recognised Him. It is also by recognising the Holy Spirit that we will be
able to access all that He has to offer. Jesus made this clear that the world cannot
receive the Spirit because they do not recognise Him. “And I will ask the Father, and he
will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who
leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and
doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will
be in you.” (John