Daily Bread
Colossians 1:8 "Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit."
The love that is given to the New Testament saint far exceeds human love. The love of God that has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit is divine love or Father's love (Romans 5:5; 1 John 2:15). This love that we are commanded to have one for another is a love that only functions by the Holy Spirit; therefore, to have it one must be "in the Spirit." Being "in the Spirit" is the result of having been born of the Spirit (John 3:6; Romans 8:9). The Greek phrase 'en pneumati' which literally means "in Spirit" is found 36 times in the New Testament. Jesus said if He cast out devils 'enpneumati' then the kingdom of God is come to you (Matthew 12:28). When Jesus was referring to the gift of prophecy recorded in scripture and spoken by David He said, "how then did David 'en pneumati' call him Lord" (Matthew22:43). Both of these scriptures serve to underscore the fact that 'inpneumati' refers to something that is produced by the Spirit through an individual whether it is love, faith, power to cast out devils, or the word of God spoken by prophecy.
Blessings
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
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