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May 26

Het uitgieten van Gods Geest

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I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring.
Isaiah 44:3

When God pours out His Spirit, He especially sheds abroad in the soul the heavenly gift of love. That is the greatest blessing He can give, because it is the gift of Himself, Who is Love itself. All other graces and gifts pale beside it, for we read, “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity” (1 Cor. 13:13).

But I would in no way limit the gifts and graces of the Spirit to those I have named. For when He pours out His Spirit upon the offspring of Zion, He pours out every spiritual blessing that is in His heart and in His hand to bestow. There is not a single favour in the heart of God for His Zion that is not virtually contained in the pouring out of the Spirit upon her. I say “virtually,” because they are not always actually, or at least not experimentally, felt and enjoyed. Therefore He adds, “and My blessing upon thine offspring,” for it is certain that with His Spirit He pours out His blessing as well. And how rich is that word “blessing”! When God blesses, what favour is left behind?

Reading: Isaiah 44:1-8

To the reader…

How poor a soul can feel that finds but little of the Lord’s blessings! Perhaps you know that feeling. You read of His riches and wonder why your own soul remains so poor. Know, then, that all the favours of God are virtually contained in the pouring out of His Spirit, even though they are not always felt and enjoyed.

And the greatest gift is love, for in it He gives Himself. Do not seek, then, for this or that, but for Him, Who is Love itself. When God blesses, no favour is left behind. Plead His own word: “My blessing upon thine offspring.” What He has promised, He will give in His own time.

With warm regards,
The compilers of jcphilpot.nl