The Special of the Day… From the Orange Moon Cafe…
"The Incarnation and the Inspiration"
The Holy Spirit overshadowed the womb of Mary to bring forth the Incarnation - the living Word, the Lord Jesus Christ. He moved upon the writers of Scripture to bring forth the Inspiration - the written Word, the Bible (Luke 1:35; II Peter 1:21). Thus, we can be sure the Spirit of God will motivate, guide, and empower us by both of His sublime masterpieces of grace and truth. The Savior and the Scriptures - if asked what serves as the theme of our seeking to know and rightly relate to God, we can do no better than to affirm these gifts administered by the Holy Spirit to conceive the living and the written Word.
We require the Holy Spirit's personal involvement in our hearts and lives to know the Lord Jesus personally. He worked within us to draw us to Christ initially, and He works in us to enable fellowship with God through Christ as the power of the Christian life. Believers serve as "the temple of the Holy Spirit" (I Corinthians 6:19). We received His living presence as a free gift of grace when we believed, for the purpose of the Lord Jesus being known by us and known through us in our countenance, demeanor, attitudes, words, and deeds. Rather than overshadowing us physically, as with Mary, He indwells us spiritually in a far greater presence and imparting of Christ to our hearts. Thereby, we find the capacity to live in a measure of faith and faithfulness more enabling than imaginable - "exceeding, abundantly above all we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" (Ephesians 3:20).
We also require the Spirit of God to lead us in our reading and response to the Bible. We cannot begin to adequately comprehend the most simple truth of Scripture apart from its Author, who also serves as our Teacher. "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you" (John 14:26). Regardless of how long we have known the Lord and pondered His Word, every exposure to Scripture requires the Holy Spirit's illumination if we are see the light of the living Word in the light of the written Word (Psalm 36:9). This necessity must be planted within our hearts as an abiding conviction. It is also wise to ask our Father to lead us by our Teacher, the Holy Spirit, every time we open the Book to search for its holy theme, the Lord Jesus. "Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day" (Psalm 25:5).
The Holy Spirit does not draw attention to Himself, but rather to the Savior and the Scriptures (John 15:26;; I Corinthians 2:13). He is to be loved and appreciated all the more for such selfless deference and devotion. A Being of wondrous light, wisdom, and power gave us both gifts so necessary to our salvation and the life forever lived thereafter. Doubtless the Holy Spirit delighted to birth both the Incarnation and the Inspiration. He will surely delight to lead us in ongoing discovery of both wonders of glory and grace.
"Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come. He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall show it unto you.
(John 16:13-14)
Memory Verse
Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves."
(Psalm 100:3).
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