1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. — Isaiah 11:1-3 NIV
This passage from Isaiah is one of the many prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament. It gives us several of the characteristics of Jesus; wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Notice that not only did He have the “fear of the Lord”, but He delighted in that fear. Though, He was God, He came to us as all man. As a man, His access to divine knowledge was limited. He did this voluntarily so that He might live as all man so that He might be an example to us.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.– Phil 2:6, 7 ESV
We, as humans, have access to that same Spirit. In fact, that Spirit lives inside each of us. He gave us this Spirit as a gift. So, our lives should exhibit those same characteristics, at least to some degree. To what degree depends completely on our commitment to spend time in His presence praying, meditating on His Word, and listening to His voice. The reason we need to do this is that there is so much more Jesus wants to give us but He will not force it upon us, we have to ask Him for it and delight in receiving it. How can we know that He will give us more?
32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? — Romans 8:32 NIV
4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. — Psalm 37:4 NIV
Post 12-18-2015
Morning Meds (Take 1 each Morning with all the Prayer You Need) 