was present in Christ from the moment He was conceived. Incarnation is the eternal God present in our flesh and bones; the Spirit made this possible. The angel Gabriel, tells Mary of the Holy Spirit’s anointing in Luke 1:26, “…the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also the Holy One Who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” The Spirit’s act of conceiving was necessary for Jesus to remain sinless. The Spirit was given fully to Christ; John the Baptist says, “For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.” (John 3:34). Isaiah predicted the Spirit’s presence upon Jesus long before His birth. “There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of His roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him.” (Isaiah 11:1). The Spirit was indeed fully present in Christ and played an important role in His ministry.Jesus performed His works with the aide of the Holy Spirit. He says in Matthew 12, “And if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God…” Paul talks about how Jesus was anointed with the Spirit and performed His work through the Spirit. Acts 10:38 reads, “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” Through this we see that the Spirit played an important part in Christ’s earthly ministry.The Spirit also contributed to Christ’s death and resurrection. It was because of the Spirit that Christ was able to present Himself a pure and sinless sacrifice. In Hebrews 9:14 it says, “how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God..." The Spi...
