The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

Have you experienced the power of the Holy Spirit lately? Have you felt His presence and guidance in your life? Have you cried out to God asking that He send His Holy Spirit to you because you are in deep trouble and can't find your way? Does the verse below speak to you? Isaiah 61:1 was one of the key verses from a Beth Moore study called Breaking Free. That was my first in depth Bible Study and it has changed me forever.

Isaiah 61:1 (NIV) 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... 

There are seasons in all of our lives when we find ourselves in bondage, a captive in need of release from pain and heartache. It is during this time that I call upon the Holy Spirit, begging Him to fill me with wisdom and hope, for hope is his specialty. When we find ourselves up against a wall, pinned to the pain of loss and brokenness it is the Holy Spirit who will reveal a way out. One day everything is bleak and it seems as though there are no answers. We pray for help, submit to the One who has all the answers and then we close our eyes and sleep.

The morning will often bring peace and before you know what happened, answers will come. These answers may seem so obvious and simple and we wonder why didn't I think of that? That is the power of the Spirit in our lives. Do you know what I am talking about, has this happened in your life? Want to share with us?

Read Genesis 1:1-2; Psalm 51:10-12; Isaiah 61:1; Ezekiel 36:24-28

Listen to Genesis 1:1-2; Psalm 51:10-12; Isaiah 61:1; Ezekiel 36:24-28