Focus: The Person of the Holy Spirit

Text: Isa.11:2:

"And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him..."

Here in this text we have the sevenfold aspect of God's Spirit: the Spirit of YHVH, and six aspects of his manifestation, namely, wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, might, and the fear of the Lord.

Read again: "the Spirit of YHVH shall rest on HIM."

HIM refers primarily to Christ. The Spirit finds his home, his resting place in Christ.

HIM is singular, meaning the Spirit in an intimate and personal relationship. The Spirit wants to come upon you as a person and dwell in you as an individual.

On the day of Pentecost the Spirit's fire sat on each person. Everyone in the Upper Room Church had the Spirit. Today we have more people in church without the Spirit than those having him.

Paul says, "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" - 2Cor.3:17.

The Greek can also be translated as "where the Spirit is Lord, there is liberty."

Give the Spirit space to function in your life. Allow him freedom of operation. Let your inner environment be conducive for him to exercise his sovereign presence, and you will surely enjoy freedom.

Don't live like the Spirit doesn't matter. Don't ignore him. Don't relegate or trivialize his place in your life. You can't effectively worship or relate with God without the Spirit.

He is absolute necessity in your life as a Christian and in the church of Christ.

The Spirit has been in charge since Pentecost and will remain in charge till Jesus returns for his church. We need the Gift of the Spirit more than the Spirit's gifts. He is the Gift of the Father and the Son, and when he came on the day of Pentecost, he came bringing his own gifts with him. Jesus says, "You shall receive power when the Spirit comes on you." So, no Spirit, no power. He comes upon and into you with power. His presence in your life is the presence of gifts and power. Hallelujah! Make room for the Holy Spirit of God. He is a person, not a force. He talks and walks and unveils. Amen.

by Bishop Moses E. Peter