我們今天選讀的經文雖然只有四節，可是，基督在當中論及聖靈的話，卻是信徒不可忽略的重要真理。我們需要清楚明白基督的教導，才真正認識聖靈的工作有何重要的價值。

聖靈在信徒的生命中究竟做些甚麼工作呢？祂是否吸引信徒相信祂自己呢？不，祂只想吸引信徒注目在耶穌基督的身上，因為基督在這裡說：「『聖靈』要榮耀我，因為他要將受於我的告訴你們。」

怎麼可以知道聖靈是否在你的心中工作呢？有沒有甚麼方法去驗證呢？答案很簡單：別人若在你的生命中，看到基督的形像，他就曉得聖靈在你的心中工作了。聖靈的工作，是要引導我們認識基督，讓我們得著基督的生命，進而學效基督的形像，並在日常生活中活出聖靈的果子(加五22-25)。我們每天都應該反思：別人可以透過我的言行舉止，看見基督的形像嗎？

願我們都以這樣的一個禱告來開始每一天：「親愛的主耶穌，我將今天奉獻給你；惟願聖靈在我的生命中成就你的工作。阿們。」

There are only four verses in our reading today, but for believers they are among the most important in all of Christ's words regarding the Holy Spirit. We need to know and clearly understand all that is taught here.

What does the Holy Spirit do in the life of a believer? Does he draw attention to himself? No, he loves to give all the attention to the Son, Jesus Christ. What did Christ say? 'He [the Holy Spirit] shall not speak of himself, he shall glorify me [Christ].'

What is the test of the work of the Holy Spirit in your heart and mind? It is simply this: How much of the person of Jesus Christ can be seen in my life and yours? How much of the character of Christ can others see in me? The work of the Holy Spirit is to reproduce Christ in us, to develop his life within us and to show the fruit of the Spirit's presence day by day (Gal. 5: 22-25).

There are those who tell us that the presence of the Holy Spirit will be seen in unusual ways. For example we will be able to speak in a language other than our own or we will be able to perform miracles of healing today.

We are never told to seek these gifts. Rather, we should make every effort to allow the Spirit of God to do the work he came to do - that is to show forth Christ in our lives day by day. To say it again, the proof of the Holy Spirit's work in our lives is this: How much of the character of Christ can others see in us?

Here is a prayer we could use each morning: 'Lord Jesus I give myself to you for this day, that the Holy Spirit may have his way in me today. Amen.'