EVERYDAY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (12)

The Holy Spirit in the Bible – ISAIAH

Isaiah 11:2 “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him (the Messiah), the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.”

Isaiah’s prophesy about the Holy Spirit was about Christ the King. Its fulfillment can never be disputed in the Spirit-filled believers!

Isaiah 30:1 “Woe to the rebellious children, …who take counsel, but not of me; and who devise plans, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin.”

Every plan made and executed without the Spirit’s initial involvement stands to be regretted. Let us not keep Him out of our plans in life! We must always remember to ask, ‘What is the Lord saying?' before we embark on a project!

Isaiah 32:15 “Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field. And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.”

What supernatural undertaking by the Holy Spirit. When we seem to run out of hope in every regard once the Spirit of God comes upon us, the situation must change for good, until we “show His strength to this generation and His power to everyone that is to come.” (Ps. 71:18).

Isaiah 34:16 “Search from the book of the Lord and read…. For my mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.”

Actually, from all indication, the Holy Spirit is the chief facilitator for divine pronouncements and performances. It is by the Holy Spirit’s prompting that the one is able to hear the Lord’s word which produces the expected results. The same sequence took place at creation in (Gen.1:2, 3). Lets us follow the same pattern and approach every day.

Isaiah 40:13 “Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord or as His counselor has taught Him?”

We must remain subject to Him, and not the other way round. But this is what has caused a major setback in the church today. (Read 30:1 again please).

Isaiah 42:1 “Behold! My servant whom I uphold, I elect one in whom my soul delights! I have put my Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.”

Here is another Messianic prophecy by Isaiah. Of course, the Lord Jesus has fulfilled His role of a Savior, King and Priest for our sake. In fact He handed over His earned victory to us in order for us to enforce the kingdom citizenship rights upon the earth. It is only by the Spirit’s power that we ought to achieve it!