Joshua 23 and 24, John 3: 22-36, Psalm 69: 13-28
John 3: 34 (ESV)
“For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he
gives the Spirit without measure.”
Verse 34 from John 3 is what John the Baptist said about
Jesus. Bible commentaries have said about this verse that John the Baptist is
saying that Jesus has in himself the Holy Spirit without measure and that John
was also speaking prophetically about the New Covenant which will come by the
death of Jesus. This New Covenant will feature an outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, for those who are joined to Jesus. We will read about this outpouring
of the Holy Spirit after the resurrection of Christ later on in the Book of
Acts. The Bible commentaries also mention that in the Rabbinical books, the Holy
Spirit was only given to the prophets by measure.
We are so fortunate that unlike the prophets in the Old
Testament, the resurrection of Christ brings to us the Holy Spirit from God “without
measure” which means we have the Holy Spirit in us all the time and as much as
we need it. The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity which included God and
Christ. The Holy Spirit is our helper, our bridge to God and Christ. The Holy
Spirit enables me to hear the word of God when I read the Bible, and when I
pray to God.
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