我们今天选读的经文虽然只有四节，可是，基督在当中论及圣灵的话，却是信徒不可忽略的重要真理。我们需要清楚明白基督的教导，才真正认识圣灵的工作有何重要的价值。

圣灵在信徒的生命中究竟做些甚么工作呢？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稣基督的身上，因为基督在这里说：「『圣灵』要荣耀我，因为他要将受于我的告诉你们。」

怎么可以知道圣灵是否在你的心中工作呢？有没有甚么方法去验证呢？答案很简单：别人若在你的生命中，看到基督的形像，他就晓得圣灵在你的心中工作了。圣灵的工作，是要引导我们认识基督，让我们得着基督的生命，进而学效基督的形像，并在日常生活中活出圣灵的果子(加五22-25)。我们每天都应该反思：别人可以透过我的言行举止，看见基督的形像吗？

愿我们都以这样的一个祷告来开始每一天：「亲爱的主耶稣，我将今天奉献给你；惟愿圣灵在我的生命中成就你的工作。阿们。」

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.'