Isaiah 11:2a
2 And the spirit [ruwach] of the LORD [Yahovah] shall
rest [nuwach] upon him, the spirit [ruwach] of wisdom [chokmah] and
understanding, [biynah] the spirit [ruwach] of counsel [`etsah] and
might, [gabuwrah] the spirit [ruwach] of knowledge [da`ath] and
of the fear [yir'ah] of the LORD; [Yahovah] KJV-Interlinear
2 And the
Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the
Lord. NASB
For this study you should
have a printed copy of the 'Seven Spirits' study chart. That is available in
the online bible study library.
The 'seven spirits' is
the sum total of the mechanics and framework of the spiritual life. It is the
sphere in which Gods word functions in our life as well as in all of the
universe. If you ever wanted to know the secret of life, then here, it is found
in the secret of the seven spirits.
These same seven spirits
rested upon the incarnate Jesus and by them he functioned in the world, and
these same seven spirits can rest upon you and make up your entire spiritual
life.
Jesus Christ is God. Lets
be very clear on that. He is one member of the Godhead of three persons
(Father, Son, and Spirit). They are all co-equal and co-infinite. They all have
the same identical essence - righteousness, justice, immutability, sovereignty,
omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotent, veracity, love, eternal life.
They all adhere to the
same selected Plan of God - the Divine Decrees. No one or two of them is on a
different agenda or in competition with the others. Religions, mythology,
various beliefs the world over and throughout history have made up bastardized
copies of Gods plan and order and participants. These alternate views are
designed to dilute and confuse mankind's access and understanding to the truth
in life, and therefore prevent man from having a legitimate access to the one
true God. This whole false set of views or lies, is the work of Satan who wishes
to defeat God in the angelic conflict and thus elevate himself to a position in
the universe which is higher than God.
Consequently Satan
depends on lies and harm to people as well as his fellow angels, in order to
advance himself in his own selfish lust to power. He ultimately cares nothing
for anyone and gladly sacrifices everyone in order to get what he wants. Such
is the nature of evil and all wickedness.
God, in His infinite
wisdom comes along and creates mankind, a creature who is lower than the angels,
limited in our physical and mental abilities, restricted to this planet as it
were, and God invents a method for mankind to be more powerful than all of
Satan's abilities. This is called the spiritual life and it is freely available
to anyone and to everyone who opens up their mind and wants it for them self.
Jesus Christ who is God
and all powerful and who holds the universe together and controls every aspect
of history, demonstrated this power (seven spirits) in His First Advent, when
He entered into the world as a helpless infant, and throughout His entire
earthly life of some 33 ½ years, looked to and depended on this plan of the
seven spirits through the entirety of His life even through the events of the
Cross until His own physical death. That physical death which by the way came
only after His work on the Cross had been completed.
And then, Jesus was
confident and in complete subordination to Gods (the Father's) plan, setting
aside His (Jesus') own divine powers and abilities, and continued to wait and
depend on Gods plan to bring Him back to life in the first and thus far only,
resurrection of history.
This same power is
available to each and every one of you. It is your ticket to life, and your
secret fortress and shield and defense against the worlds attack and attempts
to distract and therefore destroy your life.
You have but only to want
to learn and then want to use Gods plan in your life, and then you will have
the greatest life and adventure in this world, and an even greater life and
adventure in eternity, so great that it far exceeds your ability to even
imagine the possibilities.
Those who turn down this
free opportunity are the fools of life. Those who ignore this opportunity are
the fools of life. Those who imagine that they can come up with something
better are the fools of life. Those who don't think that they need it are the
fools of life.
Those who seize this
chance for themselves, are the wisest of all peoples in all of history.
Which are you?
