Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit’s coming was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2), when the Spirit came to indwell the followers of Christ and empower them to accomplish Christ’s work. This promise is now made real to each believer at the moment of our salvation, when the Bible says we are baptized by the Spirit into Christ’s body (1 Corinthians 12:13).
It’s important to distinguish here that this baptism is not some special emotional experience we have to seek after conversion, but something that happens at conversion. In basketball you don’t get an assist after the play, but right when the shot is made.
Paul made this especially clear by saying, "If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him" (Romans 8:9).
As a baptized believer, the Holy Spirit lives within you at this very moment. According to Jesus, the Spirit wants to flow through you and out from you to others as a rushing river of blessing and refreshment.
Don’t take my word for it. In John 7:37-38, Jesus said, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’"
What are some ways you have experienced the Holy Spirit working in your life?
How can you tell the difference between God’s Spirit working in you and your own human efforts?