Breathe on Me 4

Hello Everyone,

Jesus did another thing by this gesture and by these words. He revealed His identity as God. He breathed on them: just as the Father had done in creation, just as the Spirit had done in Ezekiel’s vision.

His breath on them infused them with LIFE. (It was a GOD-THING.)
In Elijah’s day the Lord was not in the wind.

The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"   (1 Kings 19:11-13)

In Acts the Holy Spirit was introduced by the sound of a violent wind.

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (Acts 2:1-4)

The sound of a mighty rushing wind on the Day of Pentecost was to stir up in their minds a connection of the (“ruach” Hebrew) the wind, or breathe, of God in the Old Testament.

My point is that there was a historical, Biblical, pattern already in place in the mind-set of the culture that was receptive to the suggestion of the Holy Spirit as the Source of life, and anointing, and power for SUPERNATURAL ministry.

It was understood that no one but God could impart the Spirit of God.

So if Jesus is giving the Holy Spirit to His followers He must be Divine.

By commanding the apostles to receive the Spirit as He breathed on them Jesus was identifying Himself as God.

The Spirit of God is the breath of God. And God’s Spirit brings us to LIFE.

He EMPOWERS us for the works of ministry. And He points us to Jesus as the Son of God.
As we continue to minister, we need the power of the Holy Spirit to do His will.

We need His POWER to make us come to life.

We need His POWER to propel us into Spirit-filled and Spirit-empowered ministry. And we still need the power of the Holy Spirit to confirm our message of the deity of Jesus.

“BREATHE ON ME, BREATHE ON ME, HOLY SPIRIT BREATE ON ME TAKE THOU MY HEART CLEANSE EVERY PART HOLY SPIRIT BREATHE ON ME”

Greater Things Are Still To Come!

Pastor Phil