"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified." Jesus did not mean that there was no work of the Holy Spirit in the world prior to His resurrection for we know the Holy Spirit was active in creation and inspired those leading or speaking to God's chosen people throughout biblical history. Once Jesus' work on earth was finished, however, the gift of the Holy Spirit was available to everyone who believed in and followed Jesus, not just a select few. Jesus declared that God wanted to give His Spirit to all people so He could have fellowship and a personal relationship with every human being. God wants to give you His Spirit so that you can begin to live in His presence in this earthly life and in preparation for eternity!
