In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit… Enough Said!
John 14:16-17 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
The Son asks!
The Father gives!
The Holy Spirit comes!
Helper… FOREVER resident… Spirit of Truth… Believers only… ABIDING… not just with you but BEING Himself in you…
Enough said?
Just one more thing… Romans 8:26-27 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Oh yeah… and this… Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Pressed down, shaken full and overflowing… gifts – ministries – effects… 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 …each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good …one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
Father… Son… Holy Spirit… equals FAMILY!
1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Today, is the feast of Shavuot – First Fruits (Deuteronomy 16:9-10). It is also the time that the Torah was given and Israel accepted as their banner. They became the FIRST members of the FAMILY of God. Not so coincidentally, it is also the time the Holy Spirit was given by our Messiah “…He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (Matthew 3:11)
Houston we have UNITY!
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!… and so must His family be.
Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Israel is God’s holy people? But I thought the “CHURCH” was God’s people! Now HOW is this going to work?
Romans 11:17-18 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. We are branches – not Jew or Greek but branches – PARTAKERS of the ROOT – God, who supports us all
And the good news of great joy… the BEST NEWS of all…
you also… (Fill in your name below)
Ephesians 1:13-14 In Him, ___________ after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Enough said?
Psalm 118:24 This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit…
THIS IS THE DAY – SHAVUOT – THE LORD HAS MADE!
ENOUGH SAID!
Let us pray… the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
**All Scripture quoted comes from the “Bible Gateway” app and is the NASB version of the Bible