Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

What If the Holy Spirit Feels Rejected… By You?

3 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this devotional reflection, the speaker challenges listeners to consider that the Holy Spirit may feel rejected by the very people He calls his own. He argues that the Holy Spirit is widely misunderstood—treated as a strange force or emotion rather than a personal being who stands beside believers offering help, love, and power. Citing 1 Corinthians 2:14, he notes that both the world and the church often view the Spirit as foolish or a liability, pushing Him out of ministries while still asking God to use them. The speaker urges listeners to stop fearing the Holy Spirit and to stop rejecting Him, emphasizing that the Spirit has never rejected humanity and is waiting to be acknowledged.

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We say we want more of the Holy Spirit, but what if the Holy Spirit feels rejected by the very people he calls his own? There's no one on earth more misunderstood than the Holy Spirit. People reject him, ignore him. They call him strange. All the while, he's standing beside them, offering help, love, and power. He's not a force. He's not an emotion. He's not chaos. He's a person, and he's been waiting to be acknowledged. 1 Corinthians 2:14 tells us that the world sees him as foolish, But sometimes so does the church. We treat him like a liability, like someone who makes us look weird or unrelatable. We push him out of our lives, out of our ministries, all while saying, God, use me. But how can he fill what we won't even open? You don't have to fear the Holy Spirit. You just have to stop rejecting the one who's never rejected you.