The three persons of the Triune Godhead, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, are co-eternal and co-equal. They are all manifestations of Jehovah, the one and only God. We know from Scripture that the Son defers to the Father and the Holy Spirit defers to both the Son and the Father. This doesn’t mean there’s a divine pecking order but it does mean there is a difference in their relationship to each other because each member of the Trinity has a different function while still being a member of the whole. What’s important is the Trinity is always of one mind and never works against each other because they are all the one and only God.
Because the Bible tells us to make our prayers to the Father in the name of Jesus we tend to ignore the Holy Spirit a little bit. The Holy Spirit is a person in His own right with a mind, feelings and a will. He is no different from the Father and the Son in that respect. I think of the members of the Trinity as being interchangeable because what one knows they all know and because they are all the one God. When I pray to God I always ask for God’s assistance to be provided through His Holy Spirit. I do this not only because the Holy Spirit is inside me but also because the Holy Spirit is the part of the Trinity that does the work of God, that executes the collective will of the Godhead. We touch God through the Holy Spirit.
When we’re saved it’s because the Holy Spirit is present to convict us of our sin in the presence of God’s Word. It’s the Holy Spirit that ushers us into the family of God by ensuring our names are written in the book of life. It’s the Holy Spirt that indwells us from the moment of salvation and remains within us all our lives to be our constant comforter, helper, guide and companion. The revelation of God’s Word comes to us through the Holy Spirit. We grow in faith by the revelation of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit strives with man as God indicated in Genesis 6:3, when He said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever.” The Holy Spirit helps man as Paul indicated in Romans 8:26, when he wrote, “The Spirit helps us in our weakness….the Spirit Himself intercedes for us.” The Holy Spirit can speak to us if He wished just as He did to Phillip in Acts 8:29, when He said, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” God reveals His Word through the Holy Spirit as Paul indicated in 1 Corinthians 2:10-11, “God has revealed it to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God….No one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.” The Holy Spirit of God is our constant companion and the best friend we’ll ever have.