“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.” – (Matthew 12:18) Listen to the words quoted from the prophecy of Isaiah 42 and hear them ring in echoes of what God said … Read more
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” – (Romans 8:15) Abba! The first syllables most babies utter. The name for Father in the language Jesus grew up speaking. Abba is a … Read more
This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. – (Matthew 1:18) While we try to describe how the Spirit of God works in … Read more