Tag: Holy Spirit
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The End of the Flesh – Genesis 36:40-43
Genesis 36:40–43And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations…
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The Order Matters – Genesis 35:14
Genesis 35:14“And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone, and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.” Jacob doesn’t just walk away from the moment. He marks it. Right there, in the place where God spoke to him, he sets…
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Contention After the Water – Genesis 26:20
Genesis 26:20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. So Isaac finds living water in the valley. Wonderful. Refreshing. Necessary. But does that mean everything gets easy from there? Not at all. The very…
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Living Water in the Valley – Genesis 26:19
Genesis 26:19And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. That phrase, “springing water,” carries the idea of living water. And when you hear that, it is hard not to think of Jesus saying in John 7:38 39 that out of the one who believes on Him would flow…
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The Lion Revealed as a Lamb – Revelation 5:6
Revelation 5:6“And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” John has just been…
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The Storm Before the Silence – Revelation 4:5
Revelation 4:5“And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.” John is still standing in that throne room scene, and what he notices now is not softness, but severity. Out of the throne come lightnings…
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The Danger of Living on a Name – Revelation 3:1
Revelation 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name, that thou livest, and art dead. As you read these letters, you begin to notice that the descriptions of…
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The Faithful Witness – Revelation 1:4-5
Revelation 1:4-5 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead,…
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Built Up and Prayed Through – Jude 20
Jude 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, After all the warnings, Jude finally starts telling us what to do. That matters, because the Christian life is not just about spotting danger. It is about staying strong in the right places. Jude says if you…
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Three Witnesses, One Assurance – 1 John 5:8
1 John 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. John now brings the truth down from heaven to earth. He has spoken of the witness above, and now he speaks of the witness here below. The Spirit, the water,…
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The Spirit Bears Witness – 1 John 5:6-7
1 John 5:6, 7 And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. John is finishing his letter the same way he has written all along, by holding the line…
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Love That Does Not Feel Heavy – 1 John 5:3
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. John keeps things wonderfully plain. If I love God, I will keep His commandments. That is not complicated. Love is not merely what I feel when the music is right and the mood is warm.…
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When Love Starts Showing – 1 John 4:12-13
1 John 4:12, 13 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. John says something very simple, and very searching.…
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Pressure From the Inside – 1 John 4:4
1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. Think about the submarines that descend miles beneath the ocean surface into places like the Mariana Trench. The pressure down there is crushing. Engineers build those submarines…
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The Spirit Bears Witness – 1 John 2:27
1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. John is…
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The Inner Witness – 1 John 2:20
1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. After warning about antichrists, false teachers, and people who drift away from the fellowship, John does something very pastoral here. He steadies the saints. He says, in effect, “Yes, deception is real. Yes, there are false voices. But…
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Grace Insulted – Hebrews 10:29
Imagine someone giving you an extraordinary gift. Not something small. Not something casual. But something costly—something that required real sacrifice. They hand it to you freely, with kindness and love. Now imagine pushing the gift back across the table and saying, “No thanks. I’ll pay for it myself.” That wouldn’t simply be unnecessary. It would…
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Knowing the Lord — Hebrews 8:11
Hebrews 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. This is one of the most tender marks of the New Covenant. God is not merely gathering people around information about Him. He is…
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The Restraint Before the Release – 2 Thessalonians 2:6–7
2 Thessalonians 2:6–7 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. Paul says something fascinating here. “You know what is holding him back.” The Thessalonians knew. Paul…
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Do Not Put It Out – 1 Thessalonians 5:19–20
1 Thessalonians 5:19–20 Quench not the Spirit.Despise not prophesyings. Two short warnings. “Quench not the Spirit.” That word quench is a fire word. It means to extinguish. To throw water on something that is burning. The Spirit’s work is often described like flame—alive, moving, warming, illuminating. You can’t manufacture fire. But you can smother it.…