Holy Spirit through the Beginning of Time
Genesis 1:2 The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters
Exodus 31:3-5 I have filled him (Bezalel) with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftmanship.
Numbers 27:18 Take Joshua, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.
Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with power. He blew a ram’s horn as a call to arms, and the men of the clan of Abiezer came to him.
1 Samuel 16:13 So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Psalm 104:30 When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
Isaiah 44:3 I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessings on your descendants.
Ezekiel 2:2 And as he poke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet.
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you walk in my statutes.
Joel 2:28 I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy.
Micah 3:8 But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression.
Zechariah 4:6 “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering sight to the blind, to set at liberty those what are oppressed.
John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 16:13 When the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears. you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself interceded for us with groanings to deep for words.
Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
I think the Holy Spirit was active in a lot of the Old Testament folks. Certainly, when God was creating the world, he was present and breathed aspects of the world and creation as God spoke.
Although there were some people on the earth, God spoke to Abraham and told him he would be the father of many nations when he was 90 years old. Abraham had faith and he believed God, and I believe the Holy Spirit kept reassuring him that he and Sara would have a biological child in their advanced years. It did not make much sense to either of them, and I can certainly understand that. But I think in moments of doubting, the Holy Spirit must have come and reassured Abraham that he had not misunderstood, and what he had heard from God would in fact, take place. They would give birth to a child and become the parents of multitude.
But we all doubt sometimes. We hit a rough patch, then get another, punch to the gut or face, then another strange and unexpected bill comes in, and then there get to be familial loads and caretaking, or the car dies or just stops giving reliable transport and we are faced with that problem to solve. God gave Satan the right to presecute Job–and when Job did not complain against God, SAtan asked to further bring him discomfort. Again, God said yes, but Satan could not kill him. After all poor Job went through, I think I would have been praying for the death and the end of his illness and sores and open wounds. Yuck! The flies, maggots, having to scratch the injuries with a sharpened rock to find some temporary relief from the wounds. And when Satan attacks with different issues–financial, illnesses, familial stress, automotive difficulty, or whatever the added burden might be, we need to realize that yes, Satan tries, and tormnets us. But we have a God who has defeated Satan and although we may be challeneged, we have a God and Father in heaven who loves us and wants the best for us. And the Holy Apirit is right there to remind us of verses and promises God has made to us. We are not promised fairness, but we are promised His love, His care, and that He wants the best for us. That does NOT mean no worries, not burdens, no hurts or any such thing. Each person has their own issues, burdens and worries, illnesses and problems. But God has supplies us with His Son who sacrificed HIs life, so we could have eternal life, and also gave us the Holy Spirit to remind us of His love, HIs word, verses to bring us strength and confidence when our own is waning. The Holy Spirit is a vital member of the trinity, and is important in helping us grow, understand more of the Word. He helps guide us, He even will pray for us when we are so overwhelmed we do not know what to pray for.
During difficult times, we need to remember this so we remain steady, continue praying and praising all God has done for us, trusting he will continue to care for us, and eventually bless us again. We are blessed–but it does get difficult at times to hold on and believe God does have our best interests. And at times when we are stressed with several matters, the Holy Spirit continues to give us guidance, Jesus and the Spirit offer us comfort and reassurance.
Satan does not want anyone to choose God over him. No, he wants to take as many into hell with suffering and eternity of no hope, eternal life of darkness, stench and pain. And because he does not want any to choose God, once someone does, feels the release of forgiveness, grace, and realizes the cost of death of one Man who sacrificed His life so we could be forgiven, unburdened of addictions, turned from our blackness and sin, emptiness, and the chains of feeling terrible, believing one is unworthy. But the devil wants you to believe you are unworthy; that God has not really called you–although God does not want any to perish, and if one truly confesses with a heartfelt regret and belief in the One and Only Son, Jesus; BUT that is NOT what God’s word says. And the Holy Spirit will remind us of different verses that prove you are loved, you are a child chosen by God.
How comforting the Holy Spirit is. And he offers comfort and guidance, reassurance that the entire trinity loves each of us who choose to follow and repent and follow God and Jesus, teaching others that there is only ONE God who was willing to die for us to set us free, who is willing to forgive each time we sin and then confess. If you have given your heart to God, asked for forgiveness, and then truly want to be free of sin and to follow Jesus, you must keep your heart as pure as you can. We will never be perfect, sinless, but once we really we have sinned, we confess our sin and truly repent, we grow in God–the trinity. We have the Holy Spirit for teaching, guidance, growth, and the knowledge of who Jesus is and was. He is ALIVE. Our God cares for us.
Thank You for writing my name in your book of life, and leading me on this journey to know you deeper, to grow in love and forgiveness of others, and to deepen my relationship with You. How blessed I am that You have always been there for me and ‘mybellaviews.’
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