{"id":25662,"date":"2015-05-27T00:15:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T04:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=25662"},"modified":"2015-05-26T18:37:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T22:37:04","slug":"holy-spirit-living-breath-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/27\/holy-spirit-living-breath-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Spirit, Living Breath Of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Holy Spirit, living Breath of God,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Breathe new life into my willing soul<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Bring the presence of the risen Lord<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To renew my heart and make me whole<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Cause Your Word to come alive in me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Give me faith for what I cannot see<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Give me passion for Your purity<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Holy Spirit, come abide within<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> May Your joy be seen in all I do<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Love enough to cover ev&#8217;ry sin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> In each thought and deed and attitude<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Kindness to the greatest and the least<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Gentleness that sows the path of peace<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Turn my striving into works of grace<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Breath of God, show Christ in all I do<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Holy Spirit, from creation&#8217;s birth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Giving life to all that God has made<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Show Your power once again on earth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Cause Your church to hunger for Your ways<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Let the fragrance of our prayers arise<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Lead us on the road of sacrifice<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> That in unity the face of Christ<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Will be clear for all the world to see<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQkxC-AhhVo?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Keith and Kristyn Getty<br \/>\nwritten along with Stuart Townend<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the Church celebrated the remembrance of the Day of Pentecost\u2014the day almost 2,000 years ago when the Holy Spirit was sent by God Almighty to take Jesus\u2019 place in the lives of His disciples.\u00a0 You can read about this dramatic, unique event in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202&amp;version=NASB;NLT;NIV;AMP;KJV\" target=\"_blank\">Book of Acts, chapter two<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After Jesus had ascended to Heaven, the apostles and many disciples had been waiting as their Lord had told them to do.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They were gathered together\u2026the apostles, Mary, the other women who followed our Lord, along with some of His disciples.\u00a0 The Scriptures tell us that they spent their time praying.\u00a0 After Jesus\u2019 arrest, His trial, and His crucifixion, Jerusalem was not a safe place for them to be (as many of them were known to have associated with Jesus). \u00a0But they were obedient to their Lord, even in His absence, and yearned to receive His promise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">While He was together with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem,<br \/>\nbut to wait for the Father\u2019s promise.<br \/>\n&#8220;This,&#8221; He said, &#8220;is what you heard from Me; for John baptized with water,<br \/>\nbut you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you,<br \/>\nand you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem\u00a0and all Judea<br \/>\nand Samaria and to the ends of the earth.&#8221;<br \/>\nActs 1:4, 5 and\u00a08<\/p>\n<p>Jesus had promised them, \u201cIf I go, I will send Him to you\u201d (John 16:7). \u00a0That promise was fulfilled on Pentecost. \u00a0Just as Jesus was always there to help them, and to guide them, and to teach them, the Holy Spirit would be also. \u00a0 The Holy Spirit was, essentially, to be Jesus\u2019 replacement.\u00a0 Now they would have the Holy Spirit\u2014One who would, just like Jesus,\u00a0minister to them in all the ways that He had.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And I will ask the Father,<br \/>\nand He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.<br \/>\nHe is the Spirit of truth\u2026<br \/>\nJohn 14:16 and 17<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=john%2014:15-26&amp;version=HCSB\" target=\"_blank\">(click here to read the context in verses 15-26)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What an incredible promise!\u00a0 Can you imagine?!! \u00a0During the Last Supper,\u00a0Jesus taught His disciples much about much!\u00a0 He was preparing them.\u00a0 And He was helping them to know that, when the time came, they would not be alone. \u00a0He loved them SO much!\u00a0 And so His communication with them during this time included instruction and encouragement regarding His promise to send the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Now before the Passover Feast began, Jesus knew\u00a0that the time had come<br \/>\nfor Him to leave this world\u00a0and return to the Father.<br \/>\nAnd as He had loved those who were His own in the world,<br \/>\nHe loved them to the last and to the highest degree.<br \/>\nJohn 13:1<\/p>\n<p>Just as real as Jesus was to the disciples when He walked this earth, He is just that real to us (His current-day disciples) through the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit continues to be Jesus\u2019 presence with His disciples today\u2014you and me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t you yourselves know that you are God\u2019s sanctuary<br \/>\nand that the Spirit of God lives in you?<br \/>\n1 Corinthians 3:16<\/p>\n<p>To the same degree that those who were alive in Jesus\u2019 time needed a Helper and a Comforter, so do we; wouldn\u2019t you agree?\u00a0\u00a0Our Lord loves us (you and me) also \u201c\u2026to the last and to the highest degree.\u201d\u00a0 His promise extends to each and every one who are His; who\u00a0obey His commands.\u00a0 His promise of\u00a0One Who would take His place&#8212;the One Who would be Helper, Comforter, Teacher and Guide&#8212;is to you and me!\u00a0\u00a0We are not alone!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This song conveys my heart toward you, and my prayer over each of you (and for me, too)!\u00a0 May this incredible, miraculous gift of love\u2014the indwelling of Jesus in your very heart through the Holy Spirit\u2014give you <i>agape<\/i> love for others, joy, peace, patience, comfort, bravery, and strength.\u00a0 May your heart be revived\u2026renewed to love and serve the One Who loves you so!\u00a0 \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holy Spirit, living Breath of God, Breathe new life into my willing soul Bring the presence of the risen Lord To renew my heart and make me whole Cause Your Word to come alive in me Give me faith for what I cannot see Give me passion for Your purity Holy Spirit, breathe new life 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