Do You Have A Bible? – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional June 12th

(The Bible: An Epic Of The Spirit)

TO THE BIBLE: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

LET’S TALK
When you study the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, you’ll come to the realisation that, indeed, the whole Bible is an epic of the Spirit.

Moses, by the Spirit, wrote, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:1-2).

This extraordinary person of the Godhead—the Holy Spirit—is introduced to us in the very beginning.

In the book of Proverbs, we read about His intent, which was to dwell in us and have fellowship with us.

The writer, by the Spirit, writes that the Spirit’s desire wasn’t to live in heaven without us but to be with us and in us (Proverbs 8:30-31).

In the four gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—the Lord Jesus gives us an even greater light to tell us who the Holy Spirit is, and in Matthew 12:32, He warns against offending the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is the one who brings the presence of God to us and communicates the love of God to us.

You can’t read the Bible and miss who the Holy Spirit is. Over in the Epistles, Paul also highlights, “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30).

Those who haven’t received the Holy Spirit often find the epistles confusing. If only they knew that the epistles are an effusion of an extravagant discourse of Christ; they’re a compendium of extraordinary truths for today.

In other words, they have a message of the now, not by way of the timelessness of the message but by way of the timelessness of the man of whom He speaks.

And the only way to have a full grasp of this discourse is through the Spirit. How important it is to recognise and be fully yielded to the ministry of the Spirit!

Go Deeper
Matthew 12:32; Proverbs 8:30-31; Acts 5:32

Speak:
Dear Holy Spirit, I acknowledge your ministry and presence in my life, as you guide me to know and walk in the realities of the Kingdom of God. I follow as you lead me to fulfil my destiny in Christ. Through your ministry, dear Holy Spirit, I’m demonstrating the glory, wisdom, and excellence of divinity, bearing fruits of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Acts 3:1-26, 2 Chronicles 12-15
TWO YEAR
Luke 1:11-25, Deuteronomy 10

Act:
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