Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.
John 15:2, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely to give eternal life, for He also both shapes and prunes us while also working through us to shape others to be more like Christ.
So, I was ministerially busy and then resting, so I missed it yesterday.
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, this blog passed 100,000 lifetime views!
Also, this week saw not only the passing of a fifth of those views happening this year but passing 22,000. This year alone is more than the first eight years combined, and a full quarter of the views (25,000) happened in the past six months, half of all the views (50,000) happened in the past three and half years.
What have I learned from this?
I intend to begin having more content soon, both full blog posts and videos through the simple man of God YouTube channel. There is also a guest post going up on Veritas Domain this next month, so be sure to check that out!
Many people like sermons and deep teachings. Excluding homepage views, 9 of the Top 10 most viewed posts are sermons, the oddball being “The Gospel According to Bill & Ted.”
God has been good to this little blog.
So, until next time, the Lord bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and bring you peace.
Daniel
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
Proverbs 9:10, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely to bring eternal life, though He brings the wisdom of Christ and helps us walk in that wisdom toward others.
Each person should do as he has decided in his heart — not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely to bring eternal life, but He also grows the sacrificial love of Christ in us to want to be generous with all we have and are.
Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus
Philippians 2:5, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely to bring eternal life but also to make us more conformed to the life, image, and mind of Christ.
He renews my life; He leads me along the right paths for His name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely give us eternal life, but He draws us closer to Christ and others to Christ by empowering us to witness to others to the glory of the Father.
When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness.
Acts 4:31, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit goes beyond sealing us for eternal life, for He is within us is to proclaim the gospel boldly to others.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit in us to not merely to save us but to also work through us to share the gospel with others.
But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:14, HCSB
We deserve nothing from God, yet He sent Christ to save us through the cross and the Holy Spirit to empower us to share the news of Christ with the world.
The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.
Proverbs 29:25, HCSB
We don’t deserve anything from God, yet there is nothing we can do for ourselves or each other to find eternal life. Only through faith in the work of Christ can we find eternal life and reconciliation with God, and we can share this with others.
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