"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters." (Gen 1:2, NIV2)Since the beginning of time, the Holy Spirit was there. He was present the day when our earth became alive with...
Last time we discovered that God's Holy Spirit was part of the Creation of our world. He brought light in a place of desolation, bringing hope and joy to all.Today we will see that the Holy Spirit also made it possible for us to be created: "The Spirit of God has made...
Since the Holy Spirit was given at Pentecost, some wonder about the role of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament.Certainly the Holy Spirit was actively involved in the Old Testament. In our first devotional of this series (Light of Hope. The Witness Intro), we...
In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit was actively involved in healing. Not as much as in the New Testament, perhaps, but active nonetheless!Remember King Hezekiah? He was a godly king who prayed to do God's will. One day he became deathly sick (See 2 Kings 20: 1-11)....
I would like to encourage anyone to explore how the Holy Spirit was actively involved in the Old Testament. Even in the Old Testament, God's Holy Spirit was healing people, even those who didn't know God.Take for example, Naaman, a commander of the army of the King of...
Elisha had been welcomed with open arms by a Shunammite and her husband. They even built a room onto the roof of their home for him whenever he was in town. He promised her that she would have a son by the following year, and it happened as predicted.Even promised...
"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the...