JULY 11

AND THE SPIRIT SAID…

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them, saith the Lord: My Spirit that is upon them, and My words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.” (Isa. 59:21)

“My Spirit… My words…” to be put within, to abide within us, and not to depart. The purging and purifying processes are so essential, that we might be cleansed vessels to receive HIS word, a Living Word that abides.

Again we turn to one of Paul’s statements, “- Whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel.” (Rom. 1:9). With a noting of the word “with” coming from the little Greek word “en” equally translated as IN, WITH, BY. It is to be the Spirit of our Father abiding and speaking in you, with you, by you. As our spirit joins into oneness with His Spirit, then there is no more twain, but one, and then we learn to live out of this unified spirit realm.

“Then the Spirit said unto Phillip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.” (Acts 8:29).

“While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee…” (Acts 10:19).

“After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit suffered them not.” (Acts 16:7).

Praise God, His Spirit will not only direct your going, but also your NOT GOING. Usually we think of being “led by the Spirit” as a going, but it is equally a being led by the Spirit not to go, when this is His directive. And perhaps it requires even more alertness to His voice, if we are prone to be a “goer.” Our heart’s desire can be devoted to going only by His direction, and yet be so oriented to always be going, so it rewires discipline and training to hear His voice when “the Spirit suffered them not.”

“By Thy Word I must be fed, by Thy Spirit must be led,
Precious Lord, this is my desire,
Thy Word a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path,
Precious Lord, lead me on in Thy way.”