What a transformation there is when “the Spirit is poured upon us from on high” (Isaiah 32:14-15). The blessings which God pours upon us are well summed up in 2 Corinthians 13:14
- “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” How are these ongoing
blessings communicated to us? - These blessings come to us through “true
and reliable words” (Proverbs 22:21).
These blessings come to us from the God of perfect wisdom. His
teaching is both present and personal - “I teach you today, even you” (Proverbs 22:19).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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