I have often shared on the seven spirits of God according to Isaiah 11:2: “And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.” Today, I want to share with you on ‘The Spirit of the Lord.’ The Spirit of the Lord is often interpreted as the Spirit of Lordship. He gives you boldness and the sense of dominion in whatever situation you may find yourself; He puts you in charge of every situation.
Why couldn’t Pharaoh order Moses’ execution when he stood before him to demand the release of the children of Israel from slavery? He couldn’t because Moses spoke with the Spirit of Lordship, the Spirit of dominion. God said to Joshua, “There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee” (Joshua 1:5). That’s the Spirit of the Lord! Consequently, he became one of the greatest generals of war that ever emerged from Israel. There were times the prophets of old were afraid to prophesy according to how God had instructed them, but when the Spirit of the Lord came upon them they were emboldened to dominate such circumstances.
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). We have not received the Spirit of timidity. If you’ve received the Holy Spirit into your spirit, you’re no longer living an ordinary life; you have the boldness of God in you to do anything that is consistent with God’s will. Be filled with this Spirit today by “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:19).
