His Spirit In Us…..

One thing I think modern day believers take for granted is the fact that God puts His Spirit in us. Before Jesus came, only few had the privilege of receiving His Spirit. And it was only temporary. Here in Numbers chapter 11 we read of 70 leaders chosen to receive God’s Spirit in order to help Moses lead the Israelites in the wilderness. Two of the men were not even with the rest of the men at the Tabernacle, yet they received the same Spirit. This was a preview of what was to come after Jesus’ resurrection. Joshua was perturbed by these two men receiving the Spirit, but Moses reply settled the issue. It was almost identical to Jesus’ words to His disciples when they tried to stop others from casting out demons in His name. Jesus’ reply was very similar to Moses’ words, “whoever is not against us is for us”; “I wish... the Lord would put His Spirit upon us all”. If you don’t read the Old Testament, you’ll never fully appreciate and understand the New Testament. The Holy Spirit’s dwelling in us is a gift. It’s a gift few had in the past, and anyone can have now, it’s just a matter of asking God to be Lord of your life. Don’t take it for granted, because you’re the one who will miss out on all of its blessings if you do.

24 So Moses went out and reported the Lord’s words to the people. He gathered the seventy elders and stationed them around the Tabernacle. 25 And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again.26 Two men, Eldad and Medad, had stayed behind in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but they had not gone out to the Tabernacle. Yet the Spirit rested upon them as well, so they prophesied there in the camp. 27 A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!”28 Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ assistant since his youth, protested, “Moses, my master, make them stop!”29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all!” 30 Then Moses returned to the camp with the elders of Israel. Numbers 11:24-30