We are continuing our series of the teaching of the Holy spirit but this time we are in part 3!!! In this segment, we shall be discussing the symbols of the Holy Spirit!!
SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts2:1-8, Acts1:8
By now u know the Holy Spirit, Spirit of God- Epe4:30. Like many other things in the scriptures, the Holy Spirit has been represented by many symbols; which has made many people(even christians n great men of God) to think d Holy Spirit are actually those items that where used as symbols, which make people regard him as “it” and all. As we go on I pray u understand His personality the more.
What is the import? These symbols stand for different demonstrations and manifestations of the power of God. A proper understanding of this symbols enables a believer to be able to take full advantage of the benefit embedded in the person of The Holy Spirit.
Looking at the scriptures, you will find God being called names derived from particular manifestations of his Power. For example”Jehovah Jireh”(God our provider) Gen22:14-18; “Jehovah Shammah” (God our peace) Eze 48:35; ” Jehovah Ropheka”(God our healer) Exo15:26; “Jehovah Nissi” (Banner) Eze17:15, etc
In like manner the Holy Spirit is variously represented by symbols that have direct bearing to what(he) the Holy Spirit does. We shall examine some of these symbols.
1) FIRE
God manifested himself in flame of fire in numerous places in the Scriptures. Exo3:1-5 talks of Moses and the burning bush. 1Kings18, shows us, that God answers with fire on Mount Carmel. Isa6:1-6 also reveals the coal of fire from the throne of God. And on the day of Pentecost, we saw the cloven tongues like of fire(Acts2:2-4), when the disciples where filled with the Holy Spirit.
But why does the Holy Ghost manifest as fire? God desires to purify us and make us acceptable unto himself. If these has to be achieved,all the impurities in our lives must be burnt off with fire so that we can appear as refined gold. No wonder Christ said:”I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in fire, that you may be rich” (Rev3:18a). The Holy Ghost fire burns every root of sin in our lives. Isa4:4.
Another work of the Holy Ghost fire is to give us power. Fire stands for power and it is only through the help of the Holy Ghost that our lives can be empowered to live a victorious life and preach the gospel.
Finally, fire illuminates. When you receive the genuine baptism of the Holy Spirit, you will begin to experience revelations and hitherto hidden dark things about your life, family and environment. All these will be made open to us as the fire of the Holy Spirit illuminates the dark areas of our lives.
2) THE DOVE
The dove over the ages, has come to be associated with peace, purity, meekness and humility. All these are the very things the Holy Spirit stands for in the lives of believers. Matt3:16 says, ” Jesus when he was baptised went straightway out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him”. This talks of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit as a dove signifies a sinner being implored to make peace so as to avoid damnation. It talks of the believer retaining the peace of God in this troubled world, so as not to loose sight of God.
Secondly, a dove is a pure bird and abstains from filthy environment. It does not feed on carcasses as the case is with some other birds. In like manner, when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you develop a natural irritation for sin. You do not want to move towards anything that will soil your testimony.
Not only that, you do not feed yourself with spiritual poison such as reading strange books, attending unholy meetings or keeping questionable associations. This is the reason why the scriptures admonishes believers, ” to abstain from all appearances of evil” (1Thessa5:22, 1Peter2:11).
The dove as a symbols of meekness and humility, transforms a believer from the evil and aggressive nature, into a sheep-like creature. It becomes impossible for you to hurt others. The Scripture warns believers, ” Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defied”(Heb12:15). With this, a believer who claims to have been baptized in the Holy Spirit would find it difficult to backbite and destroy others with his tongue, or carry himself arrogantly.
Beloved, I believe I have been able to impart into you another session of teaching that has had so much impact on my life and has made me 2 excel bountifully beyond measures. I pray as you have read and continuing reading the Spirit of God will minister more to you as the bible says in Ezekiel2:2- “And the Spirit entered me as spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me”.
As I wrap up this teaching, note that there are various teachings under various segments that come under the the our topic for this month”THE HOLY SPIRIT” . I will be teaching under the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost, You can’t just afford to miss those gracious ministrations. I am sure that this teachings has had enormous impact in your life, therefore I enjoin you not to miss the any segment of this gracious teaching! In our next series, we shall be continuing our teaching on symbols of the Holy Spirit! Don’t miss it for anything. You can reach out to my blog at wordpress.com(pastor89) and get over 25 impactful teachings!!! Remain blessed!!!! Jesus is Lord!!!!!
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