Isa.6:1 -In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. This is one of the most stunning passages in all of the Bible. Apparently two tragedies had come suddenly upon Jerusalem; a catastrophic earthquake and the …
SEALED
2 Cor.1:22 - He knows we are his since he has also stamped his seal of love over our hearts and has given us the Holy Spirit like an engagement ring is given to a bride—a down payment of the blessings to come! The seal is not so common in our twenty first century culture. …
FIRE IN MY BONES
Jer.20:9 - Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name.” But His word was in my heart like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not. This verse is a great portrayal of the Spirit of …
SPIRIT OF BURNING
Isa.4:4 - And the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem by a Spirit of justice and by a Spirit of burning. This passage gives us a prophetic glimpse into two functions of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer. The Baptism in …
NOT MERE GLORY
Ps.19:1,2 - God’s splendor is a tale that is told;his testament is written in the stars.Space itself speaks his story every daythrough the marvels of the heavens.His truth is on tour in the starry vault of the sky,showing his skill in creation’s craftsmanship.Each day gushes out its message to the next,night with night whispering its …
NIGHT TIME IS COMING
JN.9:4 - I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. There was a famous video that circulated from the Brownsville Revival that this verse reminds me of. In the video, a teenaged girl is shaking under the power of the …
THE NURTURER
1 Peter 2:1,2 - Amp. - So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech; like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate …
FIRE ASSIMILATES
Ezekiel.1:13 - As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. Fire is one of the beautiful pictures or emblems of the Holy Spirit. …
INCUBATE
Gen.1:1,2 - Amp. - In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. God’s creation …
ANOINTED FOR BATTLE
Psa. 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. David was a man of the Spirit. His whole life and ministry were an outflow of the anointing that was on his life. From the lion and the bear, to the Philistine …
