Sunday, 2 October 2011
The Spirit of the Lord Is with You!
Dr RJ Sing
“And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD”
Like the lampstand in the Tabernacle, the six branches represent the six facets of the Holy Spirit’s character (Isaiah 11:2). First, He is the Spirit of ‘Wisdom’, revealing to us His future purposes both for ourselves and His Kingdom. Second, He is the Spirit of ‘understanding’, giving us revelation about our present situation and how best to be fruitful in it.
Third, He is the Spirit of ‘counsel’ instructing us in solving hard problems by discerning the root causes. Fourth, He is the Spirit of ‘Power’ strengthening us with might in our inner man and anointing us with His spiritual gifts. Fifth, He is the Spirit of ‘knowledge’, revealing to us the various attributes of Jesus in the Word of God.
Finally, He is the Spirit of ‘the fear of the Lord’ showing us areas of our lives where sin has a foothold and changing us into the image of Christ. Jesus, the ‘shoot…from the stump of Jesse’ (Isaiah 11:1), carried all these characteristics to perfection. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you today with these six attributes, and you will walk like Jesus walked!
From the October 2011 issue, themed “God is in Control of My Life”.
