Rejoiced in the Holy Spirit

Luke 10:21-24

It seems that I have missed considerable teaching in the Scripture by reading past the messages the Holy Spirit has revealed to us in the Bible.  Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit!  Some how I read past this looking for the real meat, the deeper truth, and folks it does not get much deeper than Jesus being totally God and entirely man, to not once depend on His Godhood but on the Holy Spirit, for all that He did.  I’m talking about His work as a carpenter, picking the twelve disciples, the miracles, and the cross.

So let us listen to Jesus rejoice in the Holy Spirit; “In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”  (Luke 10:21-22 ESV)

What happened is the seventy-two have come back and given a report and it seems many of the leaders, the best trained, the ones with PhDs in theology were not open to the men or their message, but the ones society deem as insignificant and children had accepted their message, now this was all part of God’s plan.  You only have to look at 1 Corinthians 1:27 to see this clearly; “But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;”

What often happens is the message of the cross and the grace that was extended to all people is deemed a religion, and religion always requires service to earn what the Father freely gave.  It’s been stated; Religion is about doing what I can for God, and Christianity is about done, Jesus paid in full for sin, all sin, that’s grace, and all one needs to do to enter into a relationship with Christ is to repent, and believe that God raised Him from the dead, and that’s salvation.

Once that happens you are going to change, your desires and later even your actions, for a new person has moved into your earthsuit.  Now I must share a little information needed to live the life of the Christian, the plan was never for you or I to do this in our own strength.  I hope you understand Jesus never looked to Himself, He looked to the Holy Spirit, and so go and do like wise.  Rejoice that the Holy Spirit lives in you, and that He will guide you into all the truth and knowledge you need each day to live out the hope in the world.  Christ living in you is the hope of a very dark world, let your light shine!

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice