God is a Spirit

            The Spirit of Love

“A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshippers.

God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality). John 4:23,24 amp

God is a Spirit. The word Spirit in the greek is: “pneuma”  meaning: wind, breath, spirit. The word Spirit is the very breath of life. When this breath of life goes out, it generously imparts life in all ways! The breath of life breathes into a soul and makes it into a living being! Everything that you can see that is alive is because the Spirit of life has breathed upon that plant, upon that animal or that little baby that was conceived and born. The Spirit of God reproduces life. One Holy and Godly breath brings mercy, love and blessings of goodness. One powerful single breath opens our eyes to his glorious truth and draws us into the unfathomable greatness of God’s love. 

All good gifts come from The Spirit of Life that connects the invisible with the visible through the hearts of his people. One breath brings an awakening.  God’s Holy breath becomes a bridge of decision that chooses life or death.

In Genesis 1:2 the verse talks about how the Spirit of God moved or hovered over the face of the waters. The Hebrew word is “Veruach” and means the same as the Greek word: Breath, Wind and Spirit.

Paint this picture in your mind;  a place of darkness, as the Spirit of God - E-lo-him - fashioned the earth; His Spirit was in the depth of the oceans and moved in such a selective ratio and timing across the face of the waters to position every minuscule of every mineral and vital particle of protein where 
E-lo-him knew would bring life. His breath literally positioned the whole earth into design. The mathematical timing was perfect in the hour, the day and the year. I believe, as the seaweed began to form, the waves started to roar; and as they rolled their fierce appearance forming foam; the sea was unable to contain itself! The sea may have broke forth into praises toward it's Creator 
E-lo-him, the Spirit of God. With every clap of water, was music to The Spirit of God. The Spirit of God had a plan.

Moving back to the New Testament to 1 John chapter 4, we will meditate on some of these verses.

Remember, when Jesus walked the earth, he spoke in Aramaic. Although, we know it was interpreted into the greek, there are times when I believe we need to go right back to the original text. Because of this I like to bring the Aramaic Version in these next few verses.

In 1 John 4:2 it says: “The Spirit of God is known by this: Every prophecy which declares that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is from God.”

The same Spirit of God that is the Breath of life is the same Spirit that gives a Breath in prophecy and declares that Jesus came in the flesh is from GOD.

Verse 7 says: “My beloved, let us love one another; for love is FROM GOD, and everyone who loves is BORN OF GOD AND KNOWS GOD. “

Love is from God!  FROM GOD!

Love gives! The Spirit of God imparts life! The Spirit of God breathed LOVE upon every channel of his creation. The Spirit of God is founded upon his love. It is hard in the simplicity of our language to describe such a Divine Diety of Holiness that is the Creator and Founder of Love.

This is such a powerful statement. Let us bathe in those words for a minute. Love is from God! In order for us to really love we must be BORN OF GOD. If we are born of God – then- we will know God. We will know the Spirit of God, the one who is the giver of life, E-lo-him; our Creator who imparts life; The one who hovered over the face of the waters and breathed life into the ocean.

Are you able to grasp such a revelation? Do it! And, store this goodness deep into your heart to meditate about later when you have your private time.

Verse 8 says, “He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.”

If we do not love, we cannot know God, because GOD IS LOVE.

Not only is love from God, but God IS love!

Every time we see sincere loving care for another or those who take time out to pray for others; we are seeing the Spirit of God (LOVE) working in this earth. That same Spirit of God that imparts life and brings love to all who believe; transforms our lives for the good.

We can safely say when the Spirit of God hovered over those waters, it was the Spirit of Love that breathed life. When a baby is conceived, it is the Spirit of Love that breathes upon that child and imparts life.

Verses 9, 10 says, “By this was the love of God made known, for God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that God loved us and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

Before God’s son came into the world, we did not understand the definition of love, because the Spirit of Love produced the Son of Love. Unless there is a breath from the Spirit of Love, we cannot give what we do not have inside of us. We cannot give the love of the Son; who imparts love, unless he resides within us.

The Spirit of God (LOVE) gave his only begotten son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Here is what the word propitiation means:

Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Propitiation

Propitiation [N] [B]

that by which God is rendered propitious, i.e., by which it becomes consistent with his character and government to pardon and bless the sinner. The propitiation does not procure his love or make him loving; it only renders it consistent for him to execise his love towards sinners.

In Romans 3:25 and Hebrews 9:5 (A.V., "mercy-seat") the Greek word hilasterion is used. It is the word employed by the LXX. translators in Exodus 25:17 and elsewhere as the equivalent for the Hebrew kapporeth , which means "covering," and is used of the lid of the ark of the covenant (Exodus 25:21 ; 30:6 ). This Greek word (hilasterion) came to denote not only the mercy-seat or lid of the ark, but also propitation or reconciliation by blood. On the great day of atonement the high priest carried the blood of the sacrifice he offered for all the people within the veil and sprinkled with it the "mercy-seat," and so made propitiation.

In 1 John 2:2 ; 4:10 , Christ is called the "propitiation for our sins." Here a different Greek word is used (hilasmos). Christ is "the propitiation," because by his becoming our substitute and assuming our obligations he expiated our guilt, covered it, by the vicarious punishment which he endured. (Compare Hebrews 2:17 , where the expression "make reconciliation" of the A.V. is more correctly in the RSV "make propitiation.")

I felt it was important to understand the connection of the “mercy-seat” in the Old Testament times; meaning the “covering” that is used of the lid of the ark of the covenant. Propitation also means reconciliation by blood. The priest would carry the blood sacrifice he offered for all the people within the veil and sprinkled with it the “mercy-seat.”

The Bible talks about how we (those who believe) are “covered by the blood of Christ.” We have a blood Covenant. Our sins have been forgiven through the atonement.

Jesus Christ’s blood was sprinkled upon the mercy-seat so that all who believe that He is the son of God would have forgiveness of sins. The Spirit of Love imparts mercy.

Therefore, in summary; we know that The Spirit of God is the Spirit of Love and imparts His love through His breath. His breath imparts life and is motivated by his love.  The Spirit of Love sent His Son of Love.

When God’s Spirit of Love breathes life into an individual and becomes aware of what happened and how they have been touched; it is up to the receiver to develop his life in Christ, in love throughout his lifetime while he lives.

Every heart who accepts Jesus Christ - the sacrificial Lamb of God, receives the Spirit of God inside of him and is adopted into the family of God.

19” Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.” 1 Co. 6:19, 20

Jesus Christ was the prophesied Messiah and walked upon the earth with the Spirit of Love inside of him. He preformed many miracles, healed many people, casted out demons, gave words of knowledge, was a great teacher, prophesied of things to come, warned the hypocritical religious people of the day, the Roman soldiers plucked out his beard, was tortured and scourged by a cat-o-nine-tails to the point of being unrecognizable. Weak and bloody and in much pain, he was forced to carry his own cross to a place called Golgotha. Jesus fell along the road under the pressure of the heavy cross, in which a man by the name of Simon of Cyrene was forced to carry the cross the rest of the way.

The ruggedly built man called Simon silently walked next to Jesus as he carried his cross for him and I have no doubt that The Spirit of love, ministered grace into his heart. What did Simon think during this time? He had just come from work and all of a sudden was caught up in the whole process of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I believe he was humbled.

Jesus was nailed to a cross between two thieves, one was repentant; the other mocked Jesus. After his death, they place him in a tomb and on the third day he arose from the grave! Just like he promised his disciples! He was seen by over 500 eye witnesses! 1 Co. 15:6

Once you believe and accept that Jesus Christ is Lord, the Holy Spirit will work inside of you; as you begin your journey to grow in the Kingdom of God.    

Jesus promised his church that he will be coming back to earth to set up the Kingdom of God. No one knows the time or the hour of his coming except his Father God. The Spirit of God.

Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior? Will you be ready when he comes back?  Those who love him are looking for his return daily.

The Bible talks about how there are many Books of Remembrance and there is a book that is called “The Lamb’s Book of Life.” Every time a sinner humbles himself, repents and believes that Jesus Christ died for his sins; his name is recorded in that book.

This is not a fairy tale, but reality. God never took our free will away to choose right from wrong, death or life. The minute you humble yourself and admit that you have sinned, you are choosing life and The Holy Spirit meets you the rest of the way and he will never leave you.

Do not wait for another tomorrow. Tomorrow may not come.

God Bless you and I pray His Spirit of Love will breathe upon you.