Daily Bread - Dec 26 2006

John 4:10 - "Jesus replied and said to her, "If you knew about the gift of God and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked Him and He would give you living water."

The gift of God is the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; 8:20; 10:45; 11:17; Hebrews 6:4). The gift of the Holy Spirit was given to us so that we could receive the transformation of nature and be made a new creation (John 3:5-6, 8; Titus 3:5; 1 John 3:24; John 1:13; Romans 8:9). The gift of the Holy Spirit was given so that we could be empowered with divine power (Luke 24:49; Acts 2:8). The gift of God is a treasure on the inside of us that produces the excellence of God's power (2 Corinthians 4:7).

The gift is a wellspring producing spirit and truth, a river producing all that was seen on the day of Pentecost and more, the Comforter who abides with us forever, Christ in us the hope of glory, our seal of redemption, the teacher who leads and guides us into all truth, God's power on the inside of us producing all His fruits and testifying of all His glory (John 4:10; 7:38- 39; John 14:16; Colossians 1:27; 1John 4:24; Ephesians 1:13; 2 Corinthians 1:22).

The gift of God brought forth the Spirit of the Son, the divine nature, the new man and the new creation (Galatians 4:6; 2 Peter 1:4; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Corinthians 5:17). The gift of the Holy Spirit is received by asking the Father who has made it known that it is His good pleasure to give us the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13; Acts 2:38; Ephesians 1:5; Philippians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 1:11).

Be blessed,

Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
abidingplace.org