Is the Holy Spirit in Every Book of the Bible? (The Holy Spirit from Genesis to Revelation)

If you want to go deeper with the Holy Spirit, you want to draw closer to that mysterious third person of the Trinity, this message is for you. The Holy Spirit can be found either directly or indirectly in every single book of the Bible. And I'm going to show that to you in this message. So, this really is for that believer that wants to go deeper, that's hungry for the deeper things of God, who wants to know the word in greater depths. As we look to each book of the Bible, we're going to see different facets, different aspects of the Holy Spirit's nature. And as we learn of the nature of the Holy Spirit, we'll be drawn closer to him. We'll begin to understand his likes and his dislikes. We'll begin to understand the secrets of his power. We'll begin to understand how to flow with him more effectively in everyday life.

Get your notepad. Get your pen, whether it be physical or digital. Get your Bible and make sure that you are asking the Holy Spirit to cause this information to become revelation. So let's begin by reading this verse found in Proverbs 25:2. It is God's privilege to conceal things and the king's privilege to discover them. Psalm 25:14, "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him and he will show them his covenant." Matthew 13:11 and 12. He replied, "You are permitted to understand the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but others are not. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away."

It's important to remember that all true spirit-inspired revelation will always be based on the scripture. God will never contradict his word. The Holy Spirit will never contradict the Bible. The voice of the Holy Spirit will never speak something that's different than what's spoken in scripture. With that noted, the Bible, as you just saw in these three verses I read to you or portions of scripture that I read to you, the Bible also speaks of the mysteries of the spirit. And Jesus speaks of this progressive receiving of revelation. You are permitted to understand the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but others are not. Now what's key here is that he says to those who listen to my teaching more understanding will be given and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away. So the scripture makes it clear that revelation is to be stewarded. Revelation is to be cared for. Revelation is to be gladly received and then applied. If you are given a revelation, if you are given knowledge, if you are given spiritual understanding and you don't remain faithful to apply that which you've been given, what you do have will be removed from you. But God doesn't want to remove spiritual understanding from us. Rather, he wants to give to us understanding. He wants to add to us understanding. And so we must reverence and care for the revelations that the Holy Spirit gives to us.

Now I read Proverbs 25:2. Let's read it again. It is God's privilege to conceal things and the king's privilege to discover them. So God does give us revelation in response to how we seek him. He gives revelation in response to how we treat the revelation we've already been given. If we think we already know everything there is to know about God, we're fooling ourselves. Now, we understand that in the realm of the spirit, our spirits understand God. But revelation isn't the receiving of divine knowledge. Rather, revelation is when what I know in my spirit is understood in my mind. Revelation is when I receive that which has been deposited in my spirit into my natural understanding. So revelation isn't the receiving of knowledge from heaven to me. Revelation is the transfer of knowledge from my spirit to my intellect, from my spirit man to the mind that I have in the natural realm. And so God wants to help us to understand these concepts of the spirit. But we must be attentive to the word. We must be in the word. We must reverence the word. We must apply the word. And in doing that, not only do we position ourselves for receiving more from the Lord in terms of revelation, but when we reverence the word, we also lay a firm foundation upon which we can build our understanding of the Lord. Without that foundation, everything will crumble.

So I began to look through the scripture for the presence of the Holy Spirit. What's he like? What is what is his thought pattern? What's his nature? How does he interact with people? Does he have a sense of humor? These are things I wanted to know. And as you know, I have a passion for the person of the Holy Spirit. I love the Holy Spirit. And you love the Holy Spirit. That's why you're listening to this teaching right now. And as I looked for the spirit in the scripture, I noticed that there were different mentions, different types of mentions of the spirit. Number one, there's the specific mention, and this can be found in a portion of scripture like in Acts chapter 1, more specifically, Acts 1:8. "But you shall receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you." Okay, so that's a very specific mention. It's very obvious. I can see it plainly in the word. But then there is a subtle mention of the Holy Spirit. Take for example Isaiah chapter 6 and then compare Isaiah 6 with Acts chapter 28. If you look at Isaiah chapter 6, you'll find that Isaiah receives a message from the Lord. But it's not until the end of the book of Acts that we find that it was in fact the Holy Spirit who was speaking to Isaiah the prophet. So that was a subtle mention. You would have never known that was the Holy Spirit until you compared that portion of scripture, Isaiah 6, with the last chapter of the book of Acts. So that's a specific mention. Then there's a subtle mention and then there's the symbolic mention. And I'll talk about the symbols of the Holy Spirit in a moment. But when we're looking through the scripture, we must realize that there are specific mentions of the Holy Spirit. And there are subtle mentions of the Holy Spirit. Mentions that we don't quite recognize. Maybe it's his nature being revealed. Maybe it's his power at work. And we don't quite realize it's the Holy Spirit until we begin to compare that portion of scripture with other portions of scripture, until we begin to look at the context or until we begin to look at the original language. So the subtle mentions of the Holy Spirit are a little more difficult to spot, but with just a little bit of study of the word, you'll find the Holy Spirit actually appears more often in the scripture than we realize. And then there is the symbolic mentions of the Holy Spirit. These are ways that you can find the Holy Spirit in every book of the Bible.

Number one, specific mention. Number two, subtle mention. As I said just a moment ago. Number three is the symbolic mention. Now, with the symbolic mention, we have to be very careful because I'm going to give you a list of the nine symbols of the Holy Spirit. And once I give you that list, it's very important that you don't just go and take these different elements and then say, "Oh, there's the Holy Spirit." Every time that you see one of these elements in scripture, for example, when Jesus turned water into wine, that wine in that very specific instance is not a direct reference to the Holy Spirit. That wine in that portion of scripture is just wine. Or when the prophet was approached by the Lord in the wind, in the fire, in the earthquake. And God was not found in the wind, in the fire, or in the earthquake. Rather, he was found in the still small voice. So in that specific portion of scripture, it's obvious that the wind and the fire, though those are symbols of the Holy Spirit, were not direct references to the Holy Spirit or even symbolic references to the Holy Spirit. Why? Because the scripture clearly says there that the Lord was not found in the wind. So that's not the wind of the spirit. The Lord was not found in the fire. So that's not the fire of the Holy Ghost. So here are the nine symbols of the Holy Spirit. And remember with that in mind, don't just apply it every time you see one of these elements. Be careful to study. Look at the context. Make sure you do in fact see an actual symbol of the Holy Spirit and not just wind or fire. That's actually literal wind or fire or any other of the elements.

So number one, the first symbol of the Holy Spirit is wind. Number two, fire. Number three, oil. Number four, light. Number five, the dove. Number six, the cloud. Number seven, the seal, like a stamp, not the sea creature. Number eight, water. And number nine is wine.

Now, let's take a look at the first symbol, wind. Now, I'm going to oversimplify this here because I am not a Greek or Hebrew expert. So, I would be out of my depth trying to teach the depths of the original language. So, I wrote this to simply help us understand in a very simplified way why wind is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament, the word for spirit is *ruach*. The Hebrew word *ruach* can mean spirit, wind, or even breath. Now the New Testament word, the equivalent of that word *ruach* is *pneuma*, which also means spirit, wind, or breath. Now, of course, as far as the words and languages, there is much more to it than that. But for the sake of simplicity, just note that *ruach* and *pneuma* can both mean spirit, wind, or breath. *Ruach*, of course, the Old Testament; *pneuma*, of course, the New Testament, the Hebrew and the Greek. So sometimes when you see mentions of the Holy Spirit, he's mentioned alongside of or as wind. Acts chapter 2:2-4 is a perfect example. "On the day of Pentecost, all the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm and it filled the house where they were sitting." So the Holy Spirit here comes in suddenly and from seemingly nowhere, and he causes the atmosphere to be stirred. He's the wind of the spirit. He's also referred to as the breath of God. Think about in John 20:22 when Jesus breathes on the disciples. He breathes the *pneuma* and he says, "Receive the Holy Spirit."

Number two, fire. The Holy Spirit has a fiery nature. Acts 2:3. "Then what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them." Think about the reference in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5:19 where the Bible says, "Quench not the Spirit." Now, where have we seen that word "quench" before? We've seen that word "quench" in Ephesians chapter 6 where we are to quench the what? Fiery darts of the enemy. So here in 1 Thessalonians 5:19, it can be literally said, "Do not put out that fire who is the Holy Spirit." So the Holy Spirit is referred to as having a firelike nature in 1 Thessalonians 5:19. Matthew 3:11 also says, "I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am, so much greater that I'm not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." Think about the fact that you can see fire in the eyes of Jesus. Daniel 10:6. "And his face as the appearance of lightning and his eyes as lamps of fire." You can see the spirit of Jesus in his eyes. It's the fiery nature of the Holy Ghost.

So that's wind, there's fire, then there is oil. Now, Acts 10:38 is a great example of why oil is symbolic for the person of the Holy Spirit. Acts 10:38, I quote it often. "And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth, not with oil, but with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil. For God was with him." So the Old Testament shadow, the oil, represents the New Testament substance, the Holy Spirit. And in fact, in Old Testament references, when the oil was poured on certain people, the scripture tells us that the Holy Spirit came upon them. So oil is a symbol for the Holy Spirit. The anointing oil was a foreshadowing, if you will, of the Holy Spirit. Just as oil was poured from above and onto the head of those appointed, so the Holy Spirit is poured out from above and onto the head of the church, who is Christ Jesus. Right. Luke 4:18 says, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me." This is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

Next, light. Revelation 4:5 says, "From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches burning with flames." So these are the torches. They're the sources of light. And the scripture very clearly says in Revelation 4:5, "This is the sevenfold Spirit of God." So light is the symbol for the Holy Spirit. A very popular portion of scripture, the dove. We know that the dove is a symbol for the Holy Spirit. The Bible says in Luke 3:22, "And the Holy Spirit in bodily form descended on him like a dove and a voice from heaven said, 'You are my dearly loved son and you bring me great joy.'"

Then we see the cloud in Exodus 24:15-18. We see that a cloud covered the mountain. Then Moses climbed up the mountain and the cloud covered it. And the glory of the Lord settled down on Mount Sinai and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day, the Lord called to Moses from inside the cloud. To the Israelites at the foot of the mountain, the glory of the Lord appeared at the summit like a consuming fire. Then Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain. He remained on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights. We also see that the Holy Spirit, the cloud would guide the children of Israel through the wilderness. We also see often whenever a cloud would manifest, the glory of God would be revealed. So in the cloud there is revelation. In the cloud there is glory. Think about the transfiguration of Jesus and so forth. The cloud represents the guidance of the Lord. This represents the presence of the Lord. Think about the fact that the priest could not stand in 2 Chronicles 5:13-14. Why? Because the cloud, which accompanied the presence of the Spirit of God, filled that room.

Then we see the seal. This is like the stamp again, not the sea creature. This is the stamp. 2 Corinthians 1:22 says, "And he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us." So this is the seal of salvation. Ephesians 1:13-14 says, "In whom ye also trusted after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the day of redemption, unto the praise of his glory." Now, this is a powerful symbol of the Holy Spirit, which I may get into later, but this basically speaks to the Holy Spirit's ability to keep us and seal us unto the day of salvation. So, the Holy Spirit can also be symbolized as a seal.

Next, we see the symbol of the Holy Spirit as being water. John 7:37-39 says this. "On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, 'Anyone who is thirsty may come to me. Anyone who believes in me may come and drink, for the scriptures declare, rivers of living water will flow from his heart.'" And then in parentheses, the Bible says, "When he said living water, he was speaking of the Spirit." So water is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

And finally, wine. Ephesians 5:18 says, "Don't be drunk with wine because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit." This is often referred to in the scripture as new wine. The Holy Spirit is symbolized by wine. Why? Because like wine, the presence of the Holy Spirit can mark the occasion. The Holy Spirit gives you boldness. The Holy Spirit gives you joy. He's the wine of heaven.

So the nine symbols of the Holy Spirit, one more time: wind, fire, oil, light, the dove, the cloud, the seal, water, and wine. Those are the nine symbols of the Holy Spirit. And I could actually do an entire message just on the nine symbols of the Holy Spirit. In fact, I can do an entire series on the nine symbols of the Holy Spirit. That's how much there is to that. But let's use these nine symbols now to dig into the scripture and find the Holy Spirit in every book of the Bible. So remember, there's the specific mention. We're going to be looking at specific mentions of the Holy Spirit. We're going to be looking at subtle mentions of the Holy Spirit where you can see his nature at work. You can see the marks of the Holy Spirit at work, but not necessarily a specific mention of the Holy Spirit himself. And number three, you see the symbols of the Holy Spirit where sometimes they can mean that that's the presence of the Holy Spirit being referenced in that scripture. Be careful with the symbols. Don't just say, "Oh, that that's water, so let me let me say that's the Holy Spirit." Then you come up with new doctrines that aren't even biblical. Be very careful with the symbols. Make sure they do in fact represent the Holy Spirit in that specific context. And when you're going through the verses, uh, make sure you're looking again at all of the indicators that give us the meaning of certain verses in the Bible.

Okay, let's go to Genesis now. We're going to go to Genesis 1, verse 2. And I'm going to be using my phone to pull up the verses. So, I won't have the verses readily available in front of me because if I had the actual verses in front of me, I would have maybe 50, 60 pages of notes because there's a lot of verses. Um, so all I'm doing here is on my notes, I have the reference along with the title or the the nature of the Holy Spirit, the sight of the nature of the Holy Spirit that's revealed. Before we get into this though, let me check in with the chat. I want to see how everyone is doing. Don't forget to leave a like. Don't forget to keep commenting and sharing this live stream. We got Teal and Kenneth and Lori and Lely and Georgie and Stella and Lyanna and Vanessa and Pamela Madison. I see all of these comments coming in. Even if you're watching on the replay, leave a comment. What symbol of the Holy Spirit? I want to know what symbol of the Holy Spirit interests you the most out of all nine that I mentioned. Tell me in the comment section, even on the replay, let me know. Don't forget, if you're new to the channel, subscribe. We live stream every single Wednesday, and we release teachings and sermons on the Holy Spirit, prayer, spiritual warfare, such topics, and we show the power of God in action.

So, let's go now to Genesis 1, verse 2. You can't even get to the second verse in the Bible. Come on. Without seeing the presence of the Holy Spirit at work. The Bible says in Genesis 1:2, "The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters." So here we see the Holy Spirit not just a bystander at the beginning of time. Rather, the Holy Spirit was an active participant in the creation of all things. This is the spirit of creation. The Holy Spirit marking something new. The Holy Spirit hovering above the face of the deep. Now, what's interesting in Genesis 1:2 is that word "hovering" in the Hebrew means brooding. Brooding as in how a bird broods over its eggs or incubates its eggs. Think about this. This is a reference to the dove-like nature of the Holy Spirit right there in Genesis 1:2. So it's it's the fluttering of the dove over the face of the deep. The Holy Spirit hovering above the face of the deep shows that when God speaks a word, the spirit flutters on that word. And when the spirit flutters on that word, creation results. The word and the spirit coming together to bring forth substantive results. The word and spirit together bring forth creation. Amen. And what a powerful thing to see in Genesis 1:2 that he was indeed the breath at the beginning. Mhm. The dove who fluttered above the face of the deep, causing the word of God to come into manifestation. Wow.

Genesis 17:5, we see another side of the Holy Spirit's nature. "What's more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations." Now, here we see the *ruach* of God, the breath. What What was that that was being added there to Abraham's name? Well, if you study the Hebrew, I'll simplify it. There's much more to it, but you study the Hebrew from Abram to Abraham, that meaning almost literally means that God breathed into his name, the *ha*, the *ru* of God into the name of Abram, causing him to become Abraham. So, Genesis 17:5 shows us that the Holy Spirit is the name changer, the one who transforms your nature, the one who causes you to become new. Wow, what a what a powerful portion of scripture right there. I mean, we're we're still in Genesis and you already see something. Maybe maybe you're seeing something of the Holy Spirit you haven't seen before. Think about that. He he was he was the dove who fluttered over the word of God. Mhm. He was the breath in the name Abram that caused him to become Abraham, the name changer who causes your past to be no more, who changes you into a new creation.

Genesis 41, verse number 38 says this. "So Pharaoh asked his officials, 'Can we find anyone else like this man, so obviously filled with the spirit of God?'" What made Pharaoh say that about Joseph? It's because Joseph was able to interpret dreams. He had this way with dreams. He would have dreams and he could interpret dreams. This was a powerful gift that was given to Joseph by the Holy Spirit. And in fact, Pharaoh recognized that Joseph had the spirit of God within him. So already with just these three references, we see that since the beginning, the Holy Spirit was at work. Mhm. The Holy Spirit didn't show up in Acts chapter 2 and suddenly start working. He empowered the church in a new and different way. But the Holy Spirit was at work since Genesis 1:2. And it was the same Holy Spirit, not a different portion of the Holy Spirit, not a lesser Holy Spirit, but the same Holy Spirit who was in Joseph is the same Holy Spirit who filled Peter and the early church on the day of Pentecost.

Exodus chapter 3. We're in Exodus now. Exodus 3:2. "There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn't burn up." So this is the presence of the Holy Spirit. Remember, fire can be a symbol for the Holy Spirit. And we know that this fire was representative of the presence of God. Therefore, this specific flame in Genesis 3:2 is symbolic for the presence of the Holy Spirit. So, Moses came into contact with the fire of evangelism. Now, the children of Israel in slavery to the Egyptians is a prophetic picture of people enslaved to sin today. And just like God called Moses, so God has called you and I. Just as God caused Moses to be marked and to become focused on those who needed salvation. So when we come into contact with that fire of evangelism, who is the Holy Spirit, that fire of the Spirit of God, that fire causes us to have a desire to see souls saved. So he's the fire of evangelism in Exodus 3:2.

In Exodus 3, or chapter 30:22-25, I won't read it, but you can go take a look at it. Exodus 30:22-25. The Holy Spirit is the precious oil. Now watch this. I want to show you this. Exodus 31. Exodus chapter 31. I'm going to read. Let me do verses 1-6. "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel, son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.'" Interesting. Actually, stop reading there because if you go on to read, he mentions all the different things that this man is anointed to do. He was being used by God, filled with the spirit, empowered to craft different articles for the tabernacle. Now, think about the fact that in this portion of scripture, we see that the Holy Spirit is empowering a man to do the practical everyday things. The Holy Spirit filled a man to make him a good craftsman. Think about that. We're not talking about empowered to heal the sick, empowered to cast out devils. We're not only talking about empowered to prophesy, empowered to have discernment, but here we see that the Holy Spirit can empower an individual to commit himself or herself to those very seemingly ordinary tasks. Mhm. So, the Holy Spirit doesn't just empower us unto the supernatural. The Holy Spirit empowers us unto the practical everyday living. M He doesn't just empower evangelists, pastors, prophets, teachers, and apostles. The Holy Spirit also empowers parents, grandparents, and children, students, and businessmen, workers of all kind. The Holy Spirit empowers you every day for the practical, the day-to-day.

So in Genesis, we see he's the spirit of creation, the name changer, the spirit of the dreamer. In Exodus, we see he's the fire of evangelism, the precious oil, and the expert spirit. Steve, how's the chat doing? The chat's doing amazing. I love this comment right here by our friend Rickus. Rickus said, "Amazing that he made him a good craftsman. It shows you he works through our talents as well." So, you guys are doing amazing. Again, guys, like, comment, and share. Every hundred likes unlocks another book giveaway. So, continue to share this stream. And there's a lot more. This isn't this live stream isn't a commercial for this book, but for those of you who want more detail on each one of these, you can get the book, but we're also giving away the book for free right now. On the live stream, if you're watching the replay, the giveaway is done. But on the live stream, again, every 100 likes is a book that we're going to give away and I'll sign it. We'll send it to you. Anyone can win. All you got to do is like the video and leave as many comments as you possibly can.

Okay, next, we see something interesting in Leviticus chapter 9. Now, this is just amazing. This is one of my favorites. I mean, they're all my favorites technically, but it's very hard to choose. Leviticus chapter 9. I'm going to read verse number 24. Watch this. "Now, fire blazed forth from the Lord's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground." Okay. So in Leviticus, you see the beginning of the priestly duties. The Levites as a group are beginning for the first time their tasks and their responsibilities as priests. Now the Lord tells them to build the altar. The Lord instructs them to keep the fire burning. But the Lord never told the Levites to start the fire. Instead, we see that the fire blazed forth from the Lord's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. So, they set up the altar. They set up the offering and then God sent the fire. And once God sent the fire, the Levites were given the task of keeping the fire burning. You cannot begin a work of the spirit with carnal efforts. This is what we learn of the Holy Spirit here. And we learn that when you place fleshly efforts as a means to try to replace what the Holy Spirit is doing, that there is grave danger in doing so. Wow. Nadab and Abihu were destroyed because they brought strange fire. What does that mean? They brought strange fire. It means they brought man-made fire. Means they brought fire that they themselves had started. Mhm. They were instructed, "Keep that fire burning." God sends the fire and then instructs them, "Keep that fire burning day and night. That fire must remain burning." So they had to keep offering things to keep the fire burning. But God never told them, "Start the fire." You and I are not called to cause a move of the Holy Spirit. We couldn't do it if we tried. Rather, we're called to care for the moves of the spirit. We cannot start the fire of the Holy Spirit, but we can steward it. And so this is a perfect example of the partnership between you and the Holy Spirit. Leviticus chapter 9 is it's a perfect example of partnership between you and the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit will start a thing and then you have the responsibility to steward a thing. Right? The Holy Spirit will produce the fire. You must protect the fire. We can't start the fire on our own. We can't start the fire with our carnal efforts. We can't start a fire with emotional exhaustion. We can't start a fire with hype. We must learn to rely upon the Holy Spirit to begin a work, to start a thing, to initiate a call. And then we work with what he started. It's been the same since the beginning. God created the world. Man cultivates the world. Come on. God sends the fire. We steward the fire. The Holy Spirit is the sovereign fire.

In Leviticus 24:2, we see that the Holy Spirit is the pure oil. Numbers 11. Now, now we're in Numbers. Numbers 11. I'm going to read verse number 17. Numbers 11:17. "I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you. So you will not have to carry it alone." So here we see that this is the spirit of impartation. Moses couldn't possibly keep up with all the tasks of judging the people of Israel. So 70 leaders were appointed to help Moses rule the nation of Israel, to help judge the nation of Israel. And the same Spirit that was upon Moses, the Holy Spirit, was imparted to these specific individuals. Why? So that they could help Moses carry on the task of leading God's people. So the Holy Spirit is the spirit of impartation.

In Numbers 14:4, we see that Caleb had a different spirit in him. The different spirit is the Holy Spirit. In Numbers chapter 27:18, we see that Joshua was filled with the Holy Spirit. So it was the Holy Spirit who was in Joshua. So, so far we have from Genesis to Numbers: the spirit of creation, the name changer, the spirit of the dreamer, the fire of evangelism, the precious oil, the expert spirit, the sovereign fire, the pure oil, the spirit of impartation, the different spirit, and the spirit in Joshua.

In Deuteronomy chapter 1, verse 33, the Bible says, "Who goes before you looking for the best places to camp, guiding you with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of cloud by day." Cloud is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. This represents the Holy Spirit's guidance. As that cloud guided the children of Israel through the wilderness, so the presence of the Holy Spirit guides you in everyday life. You can trust the leading of the Holy Spirit to get you where you need to go, to help bring you out of those confusing seasons in life where you don't know which step to take and in what direction. Holy Spirit, show me my call. Holy Spirit, tell me where to go. Holy Spirit, guide me in this relationship. Holy Spirit, help and give me wisdom for these specific things and these specific decisions that I have to make. He will do it because he's the cloud by day. Come on. In the fire by night. The Holy Spirit will guide you. And I love the fact that the Holy Spirit, who's represented in the cloud and the fire, is seen to be guiding them in both the day season and the night season. In daytime, I can see. In daytime, I know what lies ahead. I can see down the road. I'm not easily tripping on things. Why? Because it's the day. But in the seasons of the night, where shadow distorts my view, where confusion confounds me and causes me to second-guess what direction I should head. The Holy Spirit is that fire by night. The Holy Spirit is that cloud by day. He guides you when it's light out. And he guides you in the darkest moments. Come on. He is the fire by night and the cloud by day.

Deuteronomy 33:24, we see that the Holy Spirit is the oil of prosperity. In Joshua chapter 6:3 and 4, we see a very familiar portion of scripture. Joshua chapter 6, we'll read verses 3-5. Actually, "You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. Seven priests will walk ahead of the ark, each carrying a ram's horn. On the seventh day, you are to march around the town seven times with the priests blowing the horns. Now, watch this. When you hear the priests give one long blast on the ram's horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse and the people can charge straight into the town." This is a powerful portion of scripture because what was it that the children of Israel released after they were finished marching as God had instructed them to do? They released the breath. They released a shout. Wow. The Holy Spirit is the breath of breakthrough. When they shouted, it was the *ruach* being released, causing those walls to come down. I love that the scripture also says that with a blast from his nostrils, he caused the Red Sea to part. Think about the fact that the breath of the Spirit, that breath of breakthrough can cause walls to fall like water and water to stand straight like walls. This means that when there's something obstructing you, if it's a wall, one blast from the breath of the Spirit can bring it down. Come on. If you're looking for a way through where there seems to be no way, well, the breath of God takes care of that, too, causing that sea to split wide open, causing you to walk on dry ground. Think about the fact that the Holy Spirit is the breath of breakthrough. And when he breathes, obstructions are cleared. Truly, he makes a way where there seems to be no way. Come on. So, he's the breath of breakthrough in Joshua 6:3-5. He's the spirit of discernment in Joshua 7:16-19. Remember the story of how the children of Israel had taken over a city and they were instructed to not keep for themselves certain items from that city. And a man by the name of Achan took treasure, buried it in his tent, and caused the children of Israel to lose a war because he was hiding something he should not have had. Wow. And then the Holy Spirit reveals to Joshua who the culprit was. He shows him that in this man's tent was a treasure he should not have kept. And so he's the spirit of discernment.

In Judges 3:10, let's go there. Now, Judges 3:10, he's the spirit of leadership. Watch this. "Now, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and he became Israel's judge." The spirit of leadership. Now, you'll notice on a side note in the Old Testament, you'll see often that the Holy Spirit came upon people. Now remember, there are two ways that the Holy Spirit manifests his work: his presence and his power. His presence dwells within us if we're born-again believers. The presence of the Holy Spirit dwells within God's people. But the power of the Holy Spirit can dwell upon anyone. I mean, he came upon a donkey, caused him to speak. He came upon Saul, caused him to prophesy. The Holy Spirit can come upon anyone with power. But the presence of the Holy Spirit is only within God's true people. And this is why we have to be careful because just because somebody demonstrates power upon them doesn't mean they're necessarily of God. It's not his power that distinguishes us. It's his presence. So in the Old Testament, you'll see things like, and we'll get there in a moment, like with Samson, for example, he knew not that the Spirit had left him. And people often get freaked out when they read things like this. Like when King David wrote, "Cast me not away from thy presence, O Lord, take not thy Holy Spirit within me." Well, when David says that, obviously, he's not talking about the Holy Spirit abandoning him. Because in Psalm 139:7, Psalms tells us that we can't escape from the Spirit of God, that there's nowhere we can go that he won't find us. So when the Old Testament refers to the Holy Spirit departing, it's not necessarily talking about the infilling or the presence within the people. That departure is most often a reference to the manifestation or the work of his power in that moment. It's a weakening of his influence, not him abandoning his people. So make sure that you note that so that when you read the work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament, you don't get that confused for the Holy Spirit abandoning his people. So again, the spirit of leadership is in Judges 3:10. He's the fire from the rock in Judges 6:21. He's the spirit of conquest in Judges 11:29. He's the spirit that came upon Jephthah. He's the fire from heaven in Judges 13:20. He's the spirit of supernatural strength in Judges 14:6. He's the gentle spirit in Judges 16:20. That's where I mentioned that Samson knew not that the Spirit had left him. Now here obviously the Holy Spirit didn't abandon him. How do we know this? We know this because as Samson's hair began to grow back, he began to regain some supernatural strength. So the Holy Spirit didn't cut Samson off and say, "I want nothing to do with you anymore." Rather, when the scripture describes the Spirit of the Lord having left him, it again is describing the influence of his power on Samson.

Now we're going into Ruth. The book of Ruth. This one's interesting. I want to read this actually straight from the book because uh there's a lot to this. The Holy Spirit is in the book of Ruth. He's the kind spirit of adoption. Remember that wherever you see a prophetic picture of Jesus, look closely because nearby you may see a prophetic picture of the Holy Spirit. So here's what I wrote for the book of Ruth. What I want to highlight here are simply the parallels between Boaz and Jesus. Focusing on that parallel will help me show you what can be learned about the Holy Spirit in this relatively small book of the Bible. Whenever we see a parallel of Christ in the Old Testament, look closely for nearby. You may find a parallel of the Holy Spirit. We see parallels of both Christ and the Holy Spirit in the book of Ruth. And the message to you and me is one of acceptance. Looking back on it, we see the ways in which Boaz is a parallel of Christ. Christ fulfilled the law for our benefit. Boaz fulfilled the law of gleaning for Ruth's benefit. Christ went above the law and gave us his righteousness. Boaz went above the law and gave Ruth grain from among the sheaves. Christ showed us unearned favor. Boaz showed Ruth unearned favor. Christ redeemed us while we were sinners. Boaz redeemed Ruth while she was a Moabite. Christ redeemed us with a price. Boaz redeemed Ruth with a price. Christ redeemed us because of his love. Boaz redeemed Ruth because of his love. Now consider the story's parallels. Ruth is washed, anointed, and clothed anew. All she can do is present herself to Boaz, but Boaz must do the redeeming work. The threshing floor is symbolic for the separation of the redeemed and the unredeemed. And the symbolism is powerful. So where's the Holy Spirit in all of this? Watch this. I could point you back to Ruth 3:3 where Ruth is anointed. Perhaps the Holy Spirit here is the oil of favor that wins the heart of Boaz. I could also point you to the verse where Boaz offers Ruth water to refresh her in Ruth chapter 2:9. Boaz is a type of Christ that could easily be a parallel of the giving of the Holy Spirit. For Jesus himself promised to give us living water. The living water is, of course, the Holy Spirit. Yet, while those parallels are powerful, there is a more profound truth concerning the Spirit hidden within the overall story. Again, simply and spiritually put, the book of Ruth is about redemption, and there is redemption found there. But this union between Boaz and Ruth is reflective of something bigger than their own marriage. Think about the fact that the grain harvest or *Shavuot* is symbolically so filled with spiritual parallels. I mean, I could go on just on that one particular event in Jewish history, but this is the same time of year that there was a marriage between the children of Israel and God himself at Mount Sinai. This was on the anniversary of that that Boaz and Ruth were joined together. And then if you look forward, you see a real strong and powerful parallel. Do you know what else fell upon this day or this season, this time in the in in in in the history before it? It was it was the children of Israel being married unto God through covenant on that day. And then the anniversary of that season, we see Ruth and Boaz being joined. And then you look into the future, we call it the day of Pentecost. Wow. Wow. When when the church was baptized as one, the Holy Spirit is the redeemer. Mhm. Who who helped to present Ruth to Boaz. And there's so much more we can get into there. I seriously could do a whole teaching on just this one if if you didn't quite get that. Um, just go study um some of the parallels in the book of Ruth between Christ and Boaz and then it all starts to really fall into place. But that was one of my favorites actually to do in the book. Steve, let's check in on the chat. So yeah, I love this comment. This was talking about earlier Ramona talking about the fire. "Build the altar, set up the fire, but he will set it ablaze." And also, Maryanne Pletcher commented, "Your explanations make verses so much clearer. Things I've wondered about for years." So, people are being touched. I mean, this message is powerful. Please please make sure you're taking your notes, guys. It's powerful. So, that parallel in Ruth, I mean, it just it just comes it just there's so much in it's so rich in there. You you have to go and and and study it out. Maybe I'll just post it as a blog from the book directly so that they can just have it, you know. Let's do that, Britain. Let's make sure we post that for the people. Look on my website soon or follow us on social media. We'll make sure to get that as a blog. I'll do a blog, a whole article on just the Holy Spirit in the book of Ruth because I really want you to see that. So, make sure you're subscribed to Encounter TV. Uh, you'll see that in the community very, very soon.

Okay, let's continue now. Let's go to 1st Samuel 10:1. And I'm also going to show you 1st Samuel chapter 16:1. So, 1st Samuel 10:1, the Bible says, "Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul's head." So, there we see Saul being anointed. And then we go to 1st Samuel 16:1 where the Bible says, "Now the Lord said to Samuel, 'You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel. So, fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem.'" Of course, we know that he goes and he anoints King David. So, we see that it's the Holy Spirit who appoints here in 1st Samuel 10:1 and 1st Samuel 16:1. We see that the Holy Spirit is the appointing spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who will raise a man or a woman. The Holy Spirit is also the one who will demote a man or a woman. The Holy Spirit was present when Saul was anointed king. Think about that. And it's a really terrifying thought. And the Holy Spirit was also present when the kingdom was ripped from Saul and given to David. The Holy Spirit will cause you to rise or fall. And remember this, God can so easily replace us. I hear a lot of sermons on, well, you know, God needs you and you're the only one who could fulfill that work. And and I understand.

That that makes us feel special, but that's not biblical. God can use anyone he wants to fulfill any purpose and God can replace anyone. The Holy Spirit is the one who anoints and appoints. The Holy Spirit will come upon someone and cause them to be raised. And then the Holy Spirit will cause someone to be demoted. He has that power to raise and to lower. He is the appointing spirit.

In 2 Samuel 23:2, we see that the Holy Spirit is the one who speaks through you. The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me. His words are upon my tongue.

In First Kings chapter 19:12, the Bible says, "And after the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was a sound of the gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And the voice said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" That's the still small voice. The Holy Spirit is the still small voice in First Kings 19:12.

In 2 Kings 2:1, the Holy Spirit is the pervasive oil. I'm sorry. In 2 Kings chapter 4:es 1-7 2 Kings chapter 4:es 1-7 I want to read this. This is a powerful story. 2 Kings 4 1-7. One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, "My husband who served you is dead. And you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come threatening to take my two sons as slaves." "What can I do to help you?" Elisha asked. Tell me, what do you have in the house? Nothing at all except the flask of olive oil, she replied. And Elisha said, "Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled." So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Soon every container was full to the brim. Bring me another jar, she said to her sons. There aren't anymore, he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing. He is the pervasive spirit, the pervasive oil.

You see, when we used to ride around in the car, me and my siblings, I was very aware of my personal space in the back seat. And it's somewhat of a cliche where you see siblings arguing. He's on my side, she's on my side. And they would argue about personal space. I used to do that with my siblings, more specifically with my brother Michael. So in the car, what he would do as he was sitting next and I think looking back and I think he did it just to mess with me. So he'd be sitting in the back as children and my brother was very sneaky about it. He would move his arm over just so subtly and I would move away from him and then he would inch just a little closer and I would move away from him again. Before I knew it, I'm all the way up against the door. He's on my side and I'm saying, "Dad, Michael's taking my side." And Michael, stop. He goes, "What? I'm not go I'm he he he's he's not using that space. He wasn't I wasn't touching him at all." But what he was doing, he was inching his way forward. Now, that's not necessarily aggression. That's called being pervasive. Meaning per when something is pervasive, it fills in whatever empty spaces are created. Water does this. Water is pervasive. If I were to have a flood in here, the water would fill every single corner. It would damage everything in this room. Why? Because the water is pervasive. It would go behind the set. It would go on my table. It would go into all the equipment and equipment that was sitting there would have water in it. Why? Because water is pervasive. The oil in this story was pervasive. The Holy Spirit is pervasive. The woman says, "I need help. We need to pay these creditors." So the prophet tells her just begin to pour out the oil. She starts to fill the jars with oil and the oil filled every empty space. It's only when she ran out of space, come on, that the oil stopped flowing. Wow. And the Holy Spirit's the same way. The Holy Spirit will fill whatever you empty. When you start to allow the flesh to inch away, to inch back, the Holy Spirit starts to dominate those empty spaces. But the Holy Spirit will only come as far as you let him. He will only fill what you surrender. He can only fill what is empty. He can only use what is given to him. The Holy Spirit is pervasive. He's not aggressive. He's not rude. The Holy Spirit's a gentleman, but he is pervasive. And as we yield our lives to him, he begins to fill in those empty spaces. Like these jars, we need to make empty spaces in our lives lest the oil stops flowing. Wow. Come on.

In 2 Kings 2:1, we see that the Holy Spirit is the heavenly wind. In 1 Chronicles 12:18, we see that the Holy Spirit is the kindred spirit. So, here we see that there are men that are approaching King David's place of refuge. And King David doesn't know if they're coming to kill him. Maybe Saul sent them to me. Maybe Saul sent over some people over here to try to take my life. But hey, I'm going to see what the Lord reveals. Come on. And in 1st Chronicles 12:18, the Bible says, "Then the spirit came upon Amasi, the leader of the 30, and he said, 'We are yours, David. We are on your side, son of Jesse. Peace and prosperity be with you, and success to all who help you, for your God is the one who helps you." So David let them join him, and he made them officers over his troops. So David didn't know, are these guys who are approaching me going to kill me? Are they spies? Did Saul send them? Did they want my life? Are they trying to come against the work of God in my life? He didn't know. But the moment the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to prophesy, he said, "That's a kindred spirit." He said, "Come join our group." This is what the Holy Spirit does for our relationships. You may see someone approaching your life and they may want to befriend you. They may want to marry you. They may want to do a business deal with you. And you're looking at them going, "Okay, they're approaching, but are they for me? Are they on my side? Are they truly of God? The Holy Spirit will reveal that the Holy Spirit in them will be a kindred spirit to you and you'll know that one is of the spirit of God and therefore I will open my life and allow them in. Only the Holy Spirit can confirm these things. So he is a kindred spirit.

2 Chronicles 15:es 1-4 Asa reminded the people of Israel to get rid of their idols. He's the fortifying spirit. Sometimes we have those compromises in our lives and we neglect repentance. We neglect watching over the details of our holiness. And what begins to happen is we start to creep back into our old habits. But the fortifying spirit comes and says, "Get rid of this lest it destroy you."

Ezra 10:1, he's the convicting spirit. When the man of God began to speak, the people began to cry out in repentance, mourning, tortured to the depths of their soul. Anguish overwhelming. Why? Because the conviction of the Holy Spirit set in. They began to mourn and began to weep.

In the book of Nehemiah, we see something quite interesting. Remember Nehemiah wanted to rebuild the walls. Do you know what the name Nehemiah means? Comforter. The one who brings comfort. That's the work of the Holy Spirit.

In Nehemiah chapter 9 verse 20, we see a really interesting title for the Holy Spirit. It's the good spirit. You sent your good spirit to instruct them and you did not stop giving them mana from heaven or water for their thirst.

In Esther 4:es 13 and 14, Moria says to Esther, "How do you know that you weren't born for such a time as this?" Now, there's another reference to the Holy Spirit in the book of Esther. Remember that according to Ephesians that the Holy Spirit is a seal. He seals our salvation. Mhm. And if you look in the book of Esther, you see that Esther is likewise a type of Christ who stands interceding before the king for the salvation of a people. And she goes, she intercedes and the king gives the approval to save the people. And what happens is the king says, "Go ahead and use my seal and whatever you decree with my seal can't be undone." So the salvation of the Jews was sealed with the king's decree. There you see the seal of the Holy Spirit, but also we see the Holy Spirit working in a subtle way through Morortei who who tells Esther, "How do you know you weren't born for such a time as this? This is the voice of destiny." The Holy Spirit revealing paths and callings before us.

Job chapter 33. Job chapter 33 verse number four. Forgive me, I just had a glitch on my phone. For the spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Here in the book of Job, we see that the Holy Spirit is the lifegiving spirit. Do you realize that all of creation hangs on the breath of the spirit? Now there's the breath of the spirit that gives animation to the physical body and then there's the breath of the spirit that brings the spirit to life. Now not everyone has the breath of the spirit that brings the spirit to life. But every man, woman, child, and creature on this earth has the breath of the spirit that gives animation. The Holy Spirit sustains the life of all creation. Does this mean they're all saved? No. But the Holy Spirit is the one who gives the breath and the movement to their physical beings. In him we live and move and have our being. The Holy Spirit is the breath of life, the spirit of creation, the lifegiving spirit.

In Psalm 511, Psalm 51:1, and there's so many references in Psalm, I mean, it's just overload. So, I don't even know how many we can go through here. Mhm. Do not banish me from your presence and don't take your holy spirit from me. Now this is what I talked about earlier. So here the writer is talking about the influence of the holy spirit in his life not the presence of the holy spirit in the sense of his omnipresence because remember psalm 139:7 says that the holy spirit is everywhere at all times. So this is talking about that influence. But more importantly, we see that it was the Holy Spirit in him that caused these psalms to come forth. Yep. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of worship. Now, John 4:24 says, "Those who worship me must worship me in spirit and in truth." You can't worship without the Holy Spirit. Only the Holy Spirit can inspire true worship within your heart. Only the Holy Spirit can cause you to worship God Almighty truly. Why? Because worship is me giving God glory as I see glory in him. So it's a cycle. I see his glory. I give him glory. I see his glory. I give him glory. And it continues for all of eternity. Now only the Holy Spirit can reveal the glory of God in a way that you can actually understand it. And even then it's not the full glimpse. So the Holy Spirit deposits this revelation in us. And when the Holy Spirit deposits that revelation about who God is, it sparks and inspires worship. So the Holy Spirit is the spirit of worship. He's the one who inspired the poetic stanzas of worship in the book of Psalms.

Now in Psalm 23:5, he's the oil of honor. In Psalm 45:7, he's the oil of joy. In Psalm 84:9, he's the oil of favor. In Proverbs 1:es 20-23, he's the spirit of wisdom. Now, here, let me say this very clearly because I do not want to be misqued and I do not want to be misunderstood. So, please don't take out this portion of the teaching and just use it to make me say something that I'm not saying. Let me be very clear. The Holy Spirit is not a woman. Okay? Gender, as far as we understand, gender does not apply to the Holy Spirit. But in the scripture, you'll see a feminine description of the Holy Spirit. What do I mean by that? Well, when I say feminine description, I'm talking about a term that's used in reference to the original language, the Hebrew. So, the Hebrew has masculine and feminine words. But this is not in reference to gender like we understand it. So in psalm or in proverbs chapter 1 20-23 we see that wisdom crith she crith out but that is the holy spirit giving wisdom. So no the holy spirit is not a woman. No gender does not apply in that regards. Gender is not what's being referenced here. There are masculine and feminine traits to the original language and the way the original language describes the nature of the Holy Spirit. So in this specific context, the Holy Spirit is that wisdom crying, wisdom calling. The Holy Spirit calls. That's wisdom who calls.

Now, in Ecclesiastes chapter 3, 11, I'm going to read this, then we're going to take a quick um comment break here. Ecclesiastes chapter 3, this one is powerful. The book of Ecclesiastes is King Solomon's search for purpose. He's going through everything he could possibly imagine trying to find purpose. He's trying to fill his life with work, with women, with partying, with money, with possessions, with power, with wisdom and knowledge. And he finds that in every pursuit he's left wanting, as much knowledge and wisdom as he gains, he realizes, I'm going to die just like that animal that's going to die. In all of his pursuit of wealth, he realizes somebody else is going to spend my money. In pursuing partying and pleasure and all those things that the world has to offer, he realizes it's emptiness. So he says within himself, everything is meaningless. Nothing matters. Now that's not the ultimate conclusion that he comes to in the book of Ecclesiastes. So don't just pull that portion of scripture and apply it to your life. But he comes to that conclusion several times. Everything's meaningless. Everything's meaningless. everything's meaningless. And then he comes to this place and he concludes that really all that matters is what we do for eternity. Really all that matters is how we please God. And so Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, "Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart. But even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end." So he plants eternity in the heart of every human being. Meaning there is a purposeful pull on the life of every human being. Mhm. And God pulls on our hearts and guides us along the path of purpose and destiny. And the Holy Spirit is that one who convicts the world of this reality. That there is more to life than just the here and now. That anything that we do for eternity is the only thing that really counts. The Holy Spirit is eternity in our hearts. Come on, let's check on the chat. Powerful. Powerful so far.

So, what I want to do right now, guys, I would love to know what you've learned so far in this teaching today. I know it's a lot. He's covered a lot, but let me know in the comments right now. Continue to comment and I will literally read your comments right now. But, uh, I want to read a few comments here from earlier that were just really just awesome. I love this comment here from our friend Sarah. Sarah said, "I love this breakdown of the Holy Spirit. I've never heard him in every book. What a revelation. Love it. So powerful. And I love this comment as well. This one is from EMTT. I remind myself daily that God can use anyone from anywhere to touch the world. Such a powerful scripture. So again, I see your comments right now, guys. Go ahead and leave as many comments as you like. And again, what have you learned so far? We would love to know. And before we get back to the message, be sure to like, comment, and share this stream. You never know who it can touch. So powerful, powerful words so far, Dig.

Okay. So, I'm going to go over the rest of the Old Testament real briefly. I won't read the specific verses, but I'll tell you what's in them, and I'll give you the meaning behind them because I want to devote a lot of time to the New Testament, which is going to have some very, very powerful. I mean, the whole the whole the whole Bible, there's just powerful revelations on the Holy Spirit. So, let me go in here now. Let's go in. So, if you notice the pace picking up just a little bit. I'm doing that intentionally so that I can spend a little more time on the New Testament. Now, we just got done looking at Proverbs 1 20-23, which is a spirit of wisdom. We went over Ecclesiastes 3:11, the spirit of purpose. In Song of Solomon chapter 2:14, the Holy Spirit is that hidden dove. Now, remember, doves are symbolic for the presence of the Holy Spirit. Why? Because doves are considered innocent. Doves are considered pure. Doves are considered gentle. And in as we see here in Song of Solomon 2:14 and as a cross reference Jeremiah 48:28 that the Holy Spirit also has a hiding nature. Now when I say he hides, I don't necessarily mean that he tries to get away from us. I mean that he goes to secret places to pull us in. So when the Holy Spirit hides, he's not leaving you. He's leading you into greater depth. So he's the hidden dove.

Isaiah 44:3, we see that the Holy Spirit works generationally. So he's the generational spirit. Isaiah 61:1, we see that the Holy Spirit is the spirit upon Jesus. Jeremiah 20:9, the Holy Spirit is the fire in your bones. He causes you to have a passion for the word and causes you to cry out those truths that God wants you to speak forth. Lamentations 2:1, the Holy Spirit is the one who grieavves over sin. Ezekiel 1:es 20- 21, we see that the Holy Spirit is the life of heavenly hosts. The Holy Spirit is the one who gives animation not just to the people on earth, but he gives life, movement, and animation to heavenly hosts and angelic beings. You can see that in Ezekiel 1:es 20-21. Now, I do want to take some time here for this one in Ezekiel. I'm sorry. I'm just so tempted sometimes to stop and explain these. So, I'll try to go fast, but I probably won't. Um, Ezekiel, let's go now to Ezekiel chapter 8. This is one of my favorites, at least in the book of Ezekiel. Now, people ask me all the time, "What does the Holy Spirit look like?" H the Bible describes the father sitting on a throne and gives us some visuals. The Bible describes the son of God, Jesus, the word gives us some visuals. But do we have visuals for the person of the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit look like? Now you could say the Holy Spirit looks like you and I because we are the temples of the Holy Spirit. So technically we live in his body. You could reference in the book of Luke where the Bible says that the Holy Spirit came and descended upon Jesus in bodily form like a dove. But then I saw something in Ezekiel chapter 8 that just stirred me. Ezekiel chapter 8. Watch this. Now, let's actually go down to um the second half of Ezekiel chapter 8 verse one. The sovereign Lord took hold of me. I saw a figure that appeared to be a man. From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a burning flame. From the waist up, he looked like gleaming amber. He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Now watch this. Watch this. What seemed to be a hand, meaning it was it was probably not all that clear. It might have been moving. It might have been blurry. I think it was it was somewhat of a flame that had the shape of a hand. But imagine a flame in the shape of a hand moving. It's kind of hard to make out what its actual form is. Now watch this. He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. So now who has him by the hair? This being that was described. So this fiery being with below the waist a burning flame, above the waist gleaming amber, what seems to be a hand reaching out and grabbing him by the hair. So this fiery being has him by the hair. Now look what it says. Then the spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the temple where there was a large idol that has been m that has made the Lord very jealous. So there we see that the Bible calls this being the spirit. Wow. Could this be a visual of the Holy Spirit himself? Let me know what you think in the comment section right now.

So, the Holy Spirit is the fiery being in Ezekiel 8:es 1-4. In Ezekiel 11:24, we see that the Holy Spirit is the giver of spiritual visions. Ezekiel 36:25-27, he's the spirit of oneness where God says, "I'll put my spirit in you." Daniel 5:12, he's the excellent spirit. Hosea 2:14, he's the patient spirit. In Joel chapter 2:es 28-31, the Holy Spirit is the promise of the father. In Amos 5:es 4-6, the Holy Spirit is the consuming fire. In Obadiah 1:18, the Holy Spirit is the vindicating fire. In Jonah 1:4, he's the protector of the call. You've heard of Jonah and the whale. Have you ever considered Jonah and the wind? Think about the fact that a wind came from the Lord and began to destroy Jonah's ship. Began to destroy Jonah's means of disobedience. God will protect your call at all costs. He's the protector of the call. The wind that was hurled by the Lord.

Micah 2:7. He's the unchanging spirit. Is the spirit of the Lord straightened? The scripture asks, is the spirit of the Lord straightened? Meaning, can you convince him to do it your way? This is something I learned about the Holy Spirit a while ago. The Holy Spirit can't be persuaded, right? Has the Holy Spirit ever tried to convict you of something and you just talk back like, "Well, maybe we do it this way or maybe maybe I'll do this instead of this and we tried to debate with the Holy Spirit." You can't bargain with the Holy Spirit. You either do it his way or you're in disobedience and he can't be straightened. He doesn't change his mind.

Nah 16. He's the spirit of warning. Sometimes the Holy Spirit will give us harsh warnings. In Habac 113, he's the spirit of indignation causing us to become angered at sin. In Zephaniah 3 14-15, he's the spirit of hope. Haggi 2:5, the enemy of fear. In Zechariah 12:10, he's called the spirit of grace. I've heard a lot of preachers say, "He's called the Holy Spirit, not the grace spirit." Well, Zechariah 12:10, he's the grace spirit, too. He's He gives grace and kindness. He, yes, is holy, but he's also gracious. Malachi 3:es 1-2, he is the refiner's fire.

So, those are the references. Those are some of them. Those aren't all of them. Those are some of the references to the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Now, let's move on over to the New Testament.

Matthew 1:18. Watch this now. Matthew 1:18. This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, well, she was still a virgin. She became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. So the Holy Spirit was the one who caused the word to become flesh. John 1:1, in the beginning was the word and the word was with God. The word was God. John 1:14 tells us that the word became flesh. How? By the Holy Spirit. It was the Holy Spirit's power. And think about what power this must have been. It was the Holy Spirit's power that took an eternal God, right, dwelling in eternity, infinite, no boundaries, unknowable, incomprehensible, and caused God to become a man. That's power. Wow. And not missing a thing. Jesus said, "If you've seen me, you've seen the father." Colossians tells us that in him dwelt the fullness of the Godhead bodily. really think about what that's saying. God himself, not lacking a thing, not lacking in power, not lacking in knowledge, not lacking in wisdom. God in a physical body. And it was the fullness of the Godhead in a body. The Holy Spirit did that. The Holy Spirit was the one who opened this seemingly impossible door through which the creator stepped into creation. Come on. He's the spirit of the incarnation.

Matthew 10:20 tells us that he's the spirit of the father. It will be the spirit of your father speaking through you.

Matthew 12:28. This is a good one. Matthew 12. Well, they're all good ones, but I don't even know where to go sometimes because there's this I feel like these are so rich. There's so much in the scripture. We could just we could just spend days here. Matthew 12:28. But if I am casting out demons by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived among you. So we see that the power behind the deliverance ministry of Jesus was the person of the Holy Spirit. Jesus himself said, "I am casting out demons by the spirit of God." It was the Holy Spirit's power that enabled Jesus to drive out demonic forces. And so the Holy Spirit empowers you and I today to drive out demonic forces. And the Holy Spirit, hear me now please. The Holy Spirit doesn't deal with demons. He doesn't bargain with demons. The Holy Spirit dominates demons. He drives them out. Demons cannot fight the Holy Spirit. I think we have to break from this religious mindset that somehow there's going to be this battle between the Holy Spirit and a demon that it's just this big struggle that's going to take weeks and months and this and that to overcome. No, my friend. The Holy Spirit is the most powerful spirit on earth. And when he begins to move, there's no one who can stop him. So the Holy Spirit drives out demonic beings instantaneously. He's the spirit of deliverance.

In Mark 3 29, the Bible says, "But anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven." This is a sin with eternal consequence. So think about how beloved the Holy Spirit is. That you can blaspheme God the Father, God the Son, but that if you blasphem the Holy Spirit, it's the unpardonable sin. The Holy Spirit is the beloved spirit. I almost sense as though Jesus is protective of the Holy Spirit. Like he's very protective. Not that he's weak, but but Jesus is very protective of the Holy Spirit. It seems he is the beloved spirit.

Luke 1:35, I call him the omnispirit. Why do I call him the omnispirit? Well, I'll show you. Luke 1 verse 35. In 1 Corinthians 12:10, we see that the Holy Spirit is omnisient, meaning he knows all things. In Psalm 139:7, we see that the Holy Spirit is omnipresent, meaning he's everywhere all the time. And in Luke 1:35, we see that he's omnipotent, meaning all powerful. The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the most high will overshadow you." So the power of the most high is equated with the power of the Holy Spirit. They're one and the same. It's the same eternal power.

Continuing now, we look at Luke 3 16-1 17. The Holy Spirit is the threshing wind. In John 3:es 3-8, the Holy Spirit is the spirit of salvation. In John 7:es 38-39, the Holy Spirit is the rivers of living water.

Now, in John 14:12, we see that the Holy Spirit is the key to greater works. I tell you the truth. Anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done and even greater works because I am going to be with the father. So Jesus doesn't just say greater works you shall do. He says the same works I do you will do. I've heard some try to say that healing the sick, raising the dead, casting out demons isn't for us to do today because and this is this is how they word it. It's really silly actually if you ask me, right? They say like, well, you can't no one could be more dead than dead. So, you can't raise a more dead person or you can't heal a more sick person. This is why Jesus said, "These works shall you do, including those works and even greater." So, when he talks about the greater works, he's not just talking about the casting out of demons or the raising of the dead or the healing of the sick. That's included in these works shall you do, but even greater works because I'm going to be with the father. That's done by the power of the Holy Spirit. Now, these greater works could be a compounded version of what Jesus did. So, it could be that because we're the body of Christ that we can be doing these works all over the world at one time. Whereas when Jesus was here, he had to stick in one place at a time.

Continuing now, we go to where was I? Oh, John 16:7. He's the trusted spirit. Acts 2:es 1-4. He's the spirit of power. Acts chapter 2:38, the spirit of boldness. Acts 13:4, he's the sender. Romans 5:5, he's the one who loves Jesus. Romans 5:5 says, "The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit." The Holy Spirit is the one who gives you a love for Jesus. No one on earth loves Jesus more than the Holy Spirit loves Jesus. So as you surrender to the Holy Spirit, he gives you that love.

Romans 8:9 and 14, he's the one who leads God's children. Romans 8:11, he's the spirit of resurrection or the resurrection spirit. Romans chapter 8 26- 27, the Holy Spirit is the mighty intercessor. He prays for you. Romans chap 15 19. He's the giver of signs and wonders. 1 Corinthians chapter 2 10-12. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of God. 1 Corinthians 2:15. He's the spirit of good judgment. 1 Corinthians 2:16, he's the mind of Christ. I can show you many others in First Corinthians, but let's go down to 2 Corinthians now.

He's the transforming spirit. Watch this. I love this one. 2 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 18. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord who is the spirit makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. So the Holy Spirit on a day-to-day basis makes us more and more like Jesus.

2 Corinthians 4:13, he's the spirit of faith. Galatians 5:22- 24, he's the Christlike spirit. Galatians 3:5, he's the miracle working spirit. Ephesians 5:18, he's the sustaining power. In Ephesians 6:17, he's the spiritual armor bearer. Philippians 2 1-2, he's the personal spirit. Colossians 1:8, he's the spirit of love. 1 Thessalonians 5:19, the delicate fire.

Now look at this in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2. 2 Thessalonians chapter 2. I'm going to read verses 7 and 8. This is in reference to the Antichrist being held back, his influence being held back for a season. For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed. Who's in the way? That's the Holy Spirit. He's the one who has influence in the earth right now. And the Holy Spirit is keeping at bay the exponential movement of the timeline of the last days. So, we're not on the enemy's time. We're on the Holy Spirit's time.

1 Timothy 4:1, he's the prophetic spirit. 2 Timothy 1:7, he's the spirit of peace. Titus 3:5-7, he's the giver of new life. Phileimman 1:25, the spirit of forgiveness. Hebrews 9:14, he is God. James 4:5, he is the jealous spirit. Now, let me stop there just for a moment. When I say the Holy Spirit is jealous, please don't get this confused with worldly jealousy because I understand that there might be someone watching who maybe you've had bad experiences in past relationships. And so when you hear the word jealous, what comes to your mind is that individual who was abusive and manipulative. But that's not what jealousy means. You see, there are two forms of jealousy. There is godly jealousy and there is ungodly jealousy. Godly jealousy is based in love and it demands what belongs to it. Ungodly jealousy is based in fear and it demands what doesn't belong to it. So that demand is either based in fear or in love. Now if my wife goes on a date, she never would. But if she went on some date with some other guy, I guarantee you what would spark in me is holy jealousy, right? And that's rightful. Why? Because that's my wife. That's holy jealousy. I'm her husband. That's holy jealousy. But ungodly jealousy will demand what doesn't belong to it based out of fear and insecurity and anger. So the Holy Spirit, yes, is jealous over us. He is jealous, but it's based out of love and it's holy.

James 5:14 and 15, the Holy Spirit is the oil of healing. 1 Peter 1:11, he's the spirit of Jesus. 1 Peter 4:14, he's the glorious spirit. So be happy when you're insulted for being a Christian. Be happy when you're persecuted for Christ's sake is what the Bible says. Why? For then the glorious spirit will rest on you. There's something about persecution that brings forth glory.

In second Peter 1:es 20- 21, he's the breath of the scriptures. In 1 John 4:es 1 and 2, he's the witness of the incarnation. 2 John 1-3, he's the masterful teacher. Third John 1-3, he's the spirit of unity. In Jude 1:20, he's the spirit of prayer. And in Revelation 1:es 10-11, he's the revealer of Christ. He's also in Revelation 3:1, the sevenfold spirit of God.

So, I'm going to recap real briefly. If you're taking notes, or if you're watching this on the replay, maybe you can take notes as well. Genesis 1:2, the spirit of creation. Genesis 717:5, the name changer. Genesis 41:38, the spirit of the dreamer. Exodus 3:2, the fire of evangelism. Exodus 3 20-25, the precious oil. Exodus 31 1-6, the expert spirit. Leviticus 9, the sovereign fire. Leviticus 24, the pure oil. Numbers 11, the spirit of impartation. Numbers 14, the different spirit. Numbers 27, the spirit in Joshua. Deuteronomy 1, the fire by night and the cloud by day. Deuteronomy 33, the oil of prosperity. Joshua 6, the spirit of breakthrough. Joshua 7, the spirit of discernment. Judges 3, the spirit of leadership. Judges 6, the fire from the rock. Judges 11, spirit of conquest. Judges 13, the fire of heaven. Judges 14, the spirit of supernatural strength. Judges 16, the gentle spirit. Ruth, the spirit of adoption. 1st Samuel 10 and 16:1, the appointing spirit, the spirit who speaks through you. 2 Samuel 23. 1st Kings 19, the still small voice. 2 Kings 4, the pervasive oil. 2 Kings 2, the heavenly wind. 1st Chronicles 12. 1st Chronicles 12, a kindred spirit. 2 Chronicles 15, the fortifying spirit. Ezra 10, the convicting spirit. The meaning of Nehemiah, the comforter. Nehemiah 9, the good spirit. Esther 4, the voice of destiny. Job 33, the lifegiving spirit. Psalm 51, the spirit of worship. Psalm 23, the oil of honor. Psalm 45, the oil of joy. Psalm 84, the oil of favor. Proverbs 1, the spirit of wisdom. Ecclesiastes 3, the spirit of purpose, eternity in our hearts. Song of Solomon 2, the hidden dove. Isaiah 44, the generational spirit. Isaiah 61, the spirit upon Jesus. Jeremiah 20, the fire in your bones. Lamentations 2, the one who grieavves over sin. Ezekiel 1, the life of heavenly beings. Ezekiel 8, the fiery being. Ezekiel 11, the giver of spiritual visions. Ezekiel 36, the spirit of oneness. Daniel 5, the excellent spirit. Hosea 2, the patient spirit. Joel 2, the promise of the father. Amos 5, the consuming fire. Obadiah 1, the vindicating spirit. Jonah 1, the protector of the call. Micah 2, the unchanging spirit. Nahome 1, the spirit of warning. Habac 1, the spirit of indignation. Zephaniah 3, the spirit of hope. Haggi 2, the enemy of fear. Zechariah 12, the spirit of grace. Malachi 3, the refiner's fire. Matthew 1, the spirit of the incarnation. Matthew 10, the spirit of the father. Matthew 12, the spirit of deliverance. Mark 3, the beloved spirit. Luke 1, the omnispirit. Luke 3, the threshing wind. John 3, the spirit of salvation. John 7, the rivers of living water. John 14, the power of greater works. John 14, our helper. John 16, the trusted spirit. Acts two, the spirit of power. Acts two, the spirit of boldness. Acts 13, the sender. Romans 5, the one who loves Jesus. Romans 8, the one who leads God's children. Romans 8, the the resurrection spirit. Also, Romans 8, our mighty intercessor. Romans 15, the giver of signs and wonders. 1 Corinthians 2, the spirit of God. 1 Corinthians 2, the spirit of good judgment. 1 Corinthians 2, the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 5, the transcending spirit. 1 Corinthians 6, the indwelling spirit. 1 Corinthians 12, the giftgiver. 2 Corinthians 3:18, the transforming spirit. 2 Corinthians 4, the spirit of faith. Galatians 5, the Christlike spirit. Galatians 3, the miracleworking spirit. Ephesians 5, the sustaining power. Ephesians 6, the spiritual armor bearer. Philippians 2, the personal spirit. Colossians 1, the spirit of love. 1 Thessalonians 5, the delicate fire. 2 Thessalonians 2, the restrainer. 1 Timothy 4, the prophetic spirit. 2 Timothy 1, the spirit of peace. Titus 3, the giver of new life. Phileiman 1, the spirit of forgiveness. Hebrews 9, he is God. James 4, the jealous spirit. James 5, the oil of healing. 1 Peter 1, the spirit of Jesus. 1 Peter 4, the glorious spirit. Second Peter 1, the breath of the scriptures. 1 John 4, the witness of the incarnation. Second John, masterful teacher. Third John 1, the spirit of unity. Jude 1, the spirit of prayer. Revelation 1, the revealer of Christ. And Revelation 3, the sevenfold spirit. That's about half of the references I have on him, by the way. Oh, wow. That's about half of the references I have on the Holy Spirit. There is so much to the person of the Holy Spirit. Come on. And now you know why here at Encounter TV, we can do a teaching on him week after week after week after week and never run out of any. I'll tell you with the Holy Spirit, the well never runs dry.

So, precious Holy Spirit, help us to see you. Help us to know you. Reveal yourself to us. Let us see your nature unfold in scripture. I want you just to pray in the spirit right now. Just a moment. Pray in the spirit. Jesus, we thank you for the precious Holy Spirit. My goodness, just begin to pray in the spirit. God's doing something right now. I can sense the Holy Spirit right now as we're talking here. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. We honor and we bless your name. Father, thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Help us to never take him for granted. To never, ever, ever take him for granted. In the name of Jesus, we pray. I want you to say it because you believe it. Say, "Amen." Amen. Amen. And amen.

I'm going to chat with you guys in just a moment. And please don't log off whether you're watching the live or the replay. This part is just as important because it helps to keep everything here at the ministry going and growing. Let me read a portion of scripture to you found in Proverbs chapter 3. I know with that lesson, there's a lot right there now to I mean, my goodness, I I can't even begin to explain how excited I get when I start talking about the Holy Spirit. You want the full um the full teaching there with all the little details encountering the Holy Spirit in every book of the Bible, which we're going to be giving away. It looks like at this point while we're live, if you're watching the replay, the giveaway is done. But about 13 so far because for every hundred likes, we give one away. Okay, this is what Proverbs chapter 3 says in verse 9 and 10. Listen carefully. Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain and your vats will overflow with good wine. Look at what the King James version says. Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

You know, my dad told me a story about how when he was a child, he would watch my grandparents pray over the bills that were due. Now, my grandparents were were very well, they struggled financially. We'll just say that. So, my dad remembers growing up very poor. They couldn't afford a lot of things and they appreciated certain treats and events when those things were able to happen, but for the most part, they grew up struggling financially. And my dad remembers that my grandparents would call them into the dining room. They would show them all the bills. They would show them their paychecks. And they would say, "We want you to see this." And this is what my grandparents would do. They would say, "Here's what we made." They would show them the paychecks. Here's what's due. They would show them the bills. And then they would say, "Here's what we're going to do first. The first thing we're going to do is give to God." And they out of that first fruit, they would give to God. They would give to the church. They would give to ministries. And then they said, "After we give to God first, then we figure out what's going to happen with the bills." And you know what? Every single month, month over month, my dad recalls that every month, God took care of them, sometimes someone would come and provide something miraculously and seemingly from nowhere. But every single time God took care of them and blessed them. And that's what this scripture is saying. That's the promise of this scripture. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty. Now most of us on here don't have barns. But this is talking about your material wealth. That's what the Bible says. Honor the Lord with thy substance, with your first fruit. See, sometimes we're tempted to go through the bills, make sure all that's taken care of, and then we say, "Okay, whatever's left over, God will give you something from that." No, no, no, no, no. That's not the way to do it. I know that there's struggle in doing that. I know that that's sometimes scary. There's been seasons in my life where I say, "Okay, I kind of have to close my eyes." I do text to give. So, I would just write the amount and I would close my eyes when I push send because, "Okay, Lord, now it's yours. You have it. Thank you for blessing me." And I say, "Okay, now let me figure out what to do with what's left over." But that's what the scripture says to do, to bring to him your first fruits. You know, sometimes, for example, like on paydays, we have all this money. We say, "Okay, good." It's like you could take a little breath. And at that point, people start setting things aside for bills and for savings and for spending and for trips and for the fun things that they want to do. And there's nothing wrong with doing those things. But what we need to do with our first fruits is honor the Lord. I would rather let the Lord bless the remainder than keep the whole thing to myself without God's blessing on it. Now God will take care of you because you're his child. But there's something to be said of sewing financially to the kingdom of God that brings about a abundance of blessing. See, God doesn't want to just bless you. He wants to bless those around you. And when you give financially, you're not sewing for a healing. You're not sewing for spiritual breakthrough. You're not sewing for the anointing. You're not sewing for a spiritual gift. You can't buy the spiritual. It's a simple principle that applies only to material things. When you give of material things, you reap material things. That's what the scripture teaches. Now, this isn't the center of the gospel. This isn't the basis of all things that we preach. This shouldn't become our focus. But this is a truth that we have to acknowledge. So maybe you're struggling financially. Maybe you're doing well. Whoever you are, whatever your situation, every believer is called to honor God with first fruits. This isn't an Old Testament law. This is Proverbs. This is wisdom for living. And that wisdom for living does produce the blessings of God in your life. There's no doubt about that. Read it from Genesis to Revelation. You will find that when you give God of your material things, God blesses you materially. Now, he doesn't do that just so you can use it for yourself. Why does he do that? He does that so you can become a blessing to the

gospel and to others. It's never for us. We don't give to get. We give to give because we love. But when you do this, you are honoring God with your first fruits.

So I want to challenge you to do something. I want to challenge you to become a monthly partner with this ministry. Sign up for $10 a month. Sign up for $30 a month. Some people can do $100 a month. Sign up to become a monthly supporter and give a one-time gift. I don't often do this and this is not something I'm saying I don't want to. I never use gimmicks when giving or taking the offering, anything like that. But I want to challenge people to do this today. I want to challenge you to become a monthly supporter and then give something one time. Step out in faith and do it.

Here are some suggestions. This is not the Lord speaking these numbers. There's nothing magical about these numbers. I'm just going to suggest this because this is what can help the ministry. Why not do a monthly gift of $10 and a onetime gift of $25? Some of you can become a monthly partner for $30 and you can gift give gift a onetime gift of $50. Some of you can do a monthly gift of a hundred and a onetime gift of 100. Some of you can do more on the onetime and more on the monthly. But whatever you do, do it for the kingdom of God today.

Your support helps to fund these live streams, helps to fund all the media, helps to fund all the events that we do, helps to fund the Holy Spirit school and many other things. It goes into the general fund for the ministry. But you can give right now by going to David Hernandez Ministries.com/donate. So that's my challenge to you. See if God won't bless you. See if God won't sustain you. Step out in faith. Give of your first fruits. Honor the Lord by giving to the gospel. And watch what God will do.

So, become a partner at $10 a month, $30 a month, or $100 a month. Then also consider a onetime gift of $10, of $25, of $100. Do that right now by going to davidhernandez ministries.com/donate. You can fill out the form for a one time, then fill out the form for a monthly. Do it now and ask the Lord what you should do. Let the Holy Spirit guide you. Let the Holy Spirit lead you in your giving.

I see many giving right now. Thank you to Michelle, in the Patrick family, and Yuleni, and Nene, and many of you becoming partners. Anna, thank you for your partnership. Lely, thank you for your gift. Ronald, thank you for your gift. Thank you, Sandrine, for your partnership. Thank you, David, for your gift. So many of you being so generous. Look, you're the people of God. I know I can count on you. And I know that for some of you, this is a sacrifice. So, I want to say thank you. Thank you for your support. Thank you for believing in us. Thank you for standing with us to win souls for the kingdom of God. That's really what this is all about. Thank you, Brianna, for becoming a partner. Thank you, Carmen, for your gift and many others still giving. David Hernandez Ministries.com/donate. Do it now. Go and activate. Look, you're not going to regret it.

Some of you spend more than $30 a month on coffee or on movies or on music or on recreational things. And there's nothing wrong with that. But why not also partner with the gospel? Maybe give up, I mean some of these coffee places are like $5 a cup. Give up two cups of coffee for the month and put $10 a month into a ministry. Give up a couple streaming services that you never use or that are filled with filth anyway and become a partner for $30 a month. See where you can move things around. Do it for the gospel. Why invest in the world's content? Invest in kingdom content by becoming a monthly supporter with this ministry.

Thank you, Carla. Thank you, Janet. Uh Janet just became a monthly partner. Carmen, thank you so much for your gift. Marita, our dear friend, thank you for your gift. And they're still coming in from all around the world. Again, David Hernandez Ministries.com/donate. Become a monthly partner or give a onetime gift. Or if you're led by the spirit, do both. But whatever you do, step out in faith today.

There are people watching whom God has blessed. You can do those gifts of a thousand or more. I encourage you to do that. Why? Because everything goes to the gospel. Everything goes to help make things happen here at this ministry. Help us keep going and growing for the sake of the kingdom of God. Even if you're watching on the replay, sometimes we watch the replay, we feel a little disconnected. Look, if you're watching the replay, the needs are still there of the ministry. We still need to win souls. We still need to build this thing. So, even if you're watching the replay, consider doing something right now.