Text: Isaiah 11:1-3

1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:.   

Saturday, 8^th June 2024       

THE KIND OF LIBERTY THE SPIRIT GIVES

Text: Isaiah 11:1-3

Memory verse: Jeremiah 34: 8 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them.

When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, what kind of liberty does He give to you? As a child of God, when you have received the Spirit of the Lord, what kind of liberty is there in your life, “there shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse; now, the Rod from the stem of Jesse is Jesus. A Branch shall grow out of his roots; out of the roots of David, remember that Jesse was the father of David. Now, he said, a Rod from the stem of Jesse, a Branch shall grow out of his roots, the roots of David; and that's why when the blind Bartimaeus was crying out to Jesus, he said Jesus, Son of David, and he was correct.  

So, he's talking about Jesus; then he started giving expressions to how this Branch, how this Rod is going to find expression on the earth. Verse two, the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him; the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. His delight is in the fear of the LORD, and He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, nor decide by the hearing of His ears.

The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him. We are looking at the liberty of the Spirit. Every time in this verse two, you will see the Spirit of!!! These Spirit of are the different expressions of liberty that is possible, where the Spirit of the Lord is. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 3:17, that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Verse two of Isaiah 11, made us understand that when the Spirit of the Lord rest upon someone; He is the Spirit of wisdom. So, we are looking at these seven expressions of the Spirit of God as the liberty of the Spirit. So, when we're talking about the liberty of the Spirit, they are the expressions of the Spirit of the Lord in you. What are the things that the Holy Spirit makes happen for you when He is in you?

We should, therefore, be conscious of the liberty and freedom that comes with the Holy Spirit into our lives as believers and proclaim this freedom and benefits we stand to derive always through the Spirit. Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

CGDS HYMN 28: SS&S 190: 

COME, HOLY SPIRIT, COME

1.  Come, Holy Spirit, come;

Let Thy bright beams arise,

Dispel the darkness from our minds,

And open all our eyes.

2.  Revive our drooping faith,

Our doubts and fears remove,

And kindle in our breasts the flame

Of never-dying love.

3.  Convince us of our sin,

Then lead to Jesus' blood,

And to our wondering view reveal

The secret love of God.

4.  ‘Tis Thine to cleanse the heart,

To sanctify the soul,

To pour fresh life in every part,

And new-create the whole.

5.  Dwell therefore in our hearts,

Our minds from bondage free ;

Then we shall know, and praise, and love

The Father, Son, and Thee !

 Prayers 

1.  Holy Spirit, find expression in every area of my life through Your might and power.

2.  LORD God Almighty, open me to more of You to the fullest by Your mighty Spirit in Jesus’ name. Amen.    

3.  Pray for others in this regard.