圣灵如何帮助
约翰福音十六章7至14节
7然而我将真情告诉你们，我去是与你们有益的。我若不去，保惠师就不到你们这里来；我若去，就差他来。
8他既来了，就要叫世人为罪、为义、为审判，自己责备自己。
9为罪，是因他们不信我；
10为义，是因我往父那里去，你们就不再见我；
11为审判，是因这世界的王受了审判。”
12我还有好些事要告诉你们，但你们现在担当不了（注：或作“不能领会”）。
13只等真理的圣灵来了，他要引导你们明白（注：原文作“进入”）一切的真理，因为他不是凭自己说的，乃是把他所听见的都说出来，并要把将来的事告诉你们。
14他要荣耀我，因为他要将受于我的告诉你们。
信息分享
原来，圣灵一直在背后工作，寻找我们归向基督。圣灵所做的叫人知罪的工作，就是基督在本章第8至9节指出的。这叫人知罪的工作是甚么呢？圣灵从两方面对我们的心说话，一方面，祂提醒我们的罪，我们在神面前属肉体的光景；另一方面，祂帮助我们看见，我们如何远离基督，我们怎样与神隔绝。
我们作为信徒，会经常为未信的亲人、朋友祷告；一有机会，也会向他们传讲基督。然而，只有圣灵才能叫人心中知罪。有些时候，我们只能将这项工作交给圣灵，而不要干扰祂的工作，祂会在祂的时间并以祂的方式行事；但我们必须继续为他们代祷。
圣灵不单指出我们的罪，祂没有仅此而已，而是清楚指明那唯一能满足我们需要的──耶稣基督，我们的救主。祂可能会说：「你知道你是个罪人，你对自己的罪无能为力。但耶稣基督能。何不让祂进入你的生命，满足你的需要呢？」
当我们接受圣灵的建议，向耶稣基督敞开我们的心扉，圣灵便会在那一刻进入我们心内，从此住在我们心中。祂使我们成为基督身体的一份子；然后便开始工作，使我们里面长成基督的品格。祂想要世界看见我们身上的变化。此刻，对你来说，圣灵在哪里呢？祂是在你的心中、在你生命里，还是在你的心门外向你说出你的需要呢？
HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS
John 16:7-14
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;
11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
Message
Behind those contacts is the Holy Spirit seeking to win us for Christ. He does this through His work of conviction which Christ spoke about in verses 8-9 of our reading today. What is this work of conviction? The Holy Spirit speaks to our hearts along two lines. First He emphasises our own sin, our standing before God because of our human nature. He helps us to see how God looks at us outside of Christ, how we are separated from Him.
As believers we often pray for unbelievers, loved ones, and friends. If we have the opportunity we may speak to them about Christ, but the only one who can bring conviction to their hearts is the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we have to simply leave this with Him and not interfere. He can do it, in His own time and way, but our prayer for these people must continue.
The Holy Spirit does not only speak of sin. He does not leave it there but points clearly to the One who can meet our need, Jesus Christ, our Saviour. He may say, “You know you are a sinner and you yourself cannot do anything about it. But Jesus Christ can. Why don’t you let Him into your life to meet your need?”
When we accept what the Holy Spirit is saying and open our hearts to Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit comes in at that moment and from then on lives within us. He makes us a member of the body of Christ and then commences His work of developing the character of Christ within us. He wants the world to know what has happened to us. Where is He for you today? Within your heart and life or outside still speaking to you about your need?