LIVING STREAMS DEVOTIONAL
By Pst. Ezekiel Atang
JULY 2025
THE SPIRIT LED LIFE
(Romans 8:14 KJV)
Saturday, 12th July
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD
Isaiah 11:1-2 KJV
“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 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”.
Very many years before today, there was a prophecy about Jesus. The Bible described Him as the stem of Jesse and a branch that grows out of His roots. We know that Jesus descended biologically from the tribe of Judah and David. Then the bible speaks of several dimensions of the Holy Spirit that will be upon Him, and we want to take time over the next seven days to explore all these dimensions of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible says that the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him. The first dimension of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus was the spirit of Lordship. The word “Lord” means owner, it means ruler, controller, etc. The Spirit of the Lord means that God sits on Him in His majesty and full measure. The Holy Ghost will manifest Himself to you when He has full ownership and control over your life. First, God wants to rule your life before He manifests other dimensions of His Spirit in your life.
Before Jesus ever began His ministry, we could see that the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him. When He went to be baptized in Jordan by John the baptist, God released the Holy Ghost upon Him, and that was the Spirit of the Lord right there. Thereafter, the Spirit of the Lord led him to the wilderness to be tempted of the devil for 40 days and nights. Ordinarily, no one would want to be led into the wilderness to be tempted for 40 days, it is the Spirit that had come upon Jesus in Luke 3:21-22, the Spirit of God’s Lordship, ownership and control. In the next chapter of Luke 4:1, He was led to the wilderness. The first dimension of God’s Spirit in our lives is that of ownership, yieldedness, and full control of the Holy Spirit. Receive grace to give the Holy Spirit Lordship over your entire life today in Jesus Name.
Action Points/Prayer
i. Holy Ghost, I give you full Lordship over my life today in Jesus Name.
ii. Holy Spirit, I submit to your rulership, control and Lordship over my life in Jesus Name.
iii. Feel free to lead me wherever you desire in Jesus Name.
Nugget
The Holy Ghost will manifest Himself to you when He has full ownership and control over your life.
For Further Reading and Meditation
MORNING
Exodus 25; John 21
EVENING
Isaiah 25
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