The words of Isaiah in this passage are specifically speaking of the One to come; the promised Messiah, the Christ who appeared 700 years after Isaiah wrote. We know our Lord (2nd Person of the Trinity) limited Himself while on earth, becoming dependent on the Holy Spirit (3rd Person of the Trinity). (Philippians 2:6 - 8) We also know He taught and lived with great wisdom and power; that He always did "the Father's will".
That same Holy Spirit comes to live within each person who admits sin and need, and trusts in Jesus Christ to meet their need. Every follower of Jesus has the Spirit living within her/him. Who is this Spirit? What can He provide for you?
Look again at the verse from Isaiah. For us He can provide wisdom and understanding; counsel and power; knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Are any of these lacking in your life? Of course they are! As I did this morning, will you pause and confess your need of these? Will you ask God to provide by His Spirit more of each of these qualities? God waits to hear our confession of need and dependence. He wants to move in us fashioning us more and more into the image of Jesus, filled with His Holy Spirit. We want, we need more wisdom, power and fear of the Lord.
As this happens in us, we will grow to delight in the fear of the Lord. In humility to confess how great is our God; how awesome and powerful He is; how His thoughts and ways are far beyond us. We will gladly worship and obey as we delight in the fear of our loving, all powerful God; filled and guided by His Spirit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11:2, 3
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11:2, 3
Look again at the verse from Isaiah. For us He can provide wisdom and understanding; counsel and power; knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Are any of these lacking in your life? Of course they are! As I did this morning, will you pause and confess your need of these? Will you ask God to provide by His Spirit more of each of these qualities? God waits to hear our confession of need and dependence. He wants to move in us fashioning us more and more into the image of Jesus, filled with His Holy Spirit. We want, we need more wisdom, power and fear of the Lord.
As this happens in us, we will grow to delight in the fear of the Lord. In humility to confess how great is our God; how awesome and powerful He is; how His thoughts and ways are far beyond us. We will gladly worship and obey as we delight in the fear of our loving, all powerful God; filled and guided by His Spirit.
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