Our Scripture for today is Genesis 1:1-2.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.”
Today’s Scripture takes us back to the very beginning of Creation. When the heavens and the earth were created, the Holy Spirit was “hovering over the waters.” In other words, the Holy Spirit already existed. It existed because the Holy Spirit is eternal. It is one of the Godhead three: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
From the first chapter of the Bible, at creation, we read, “Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image.’ “ Who was God the Father speaking to when he said, “Let us make man?” Certainly, he was speaking to God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. These three are one!
When Jesus was 30, he was baptized. It was at his baptism we can see the three of them as separate beings. Matthew 3:16–17 tells us, “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’ “
The Father was speaking from heaven, and Jesus was on earth being baptized. The Holy Spirit was descending and alighting upon him.
The Holy Spirit is present in the last chapter of the Bible. Revelation 22:17 tells us, “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.”
From the beginning the Holy Spirit was present. In the last chapter of the Bible, the Holy Spirit is present.
The Holy Spirit, like Jehovah and Jesus, is eternal. It always has and it always will be! It will be fun to meet the Holy Spirit in heaven.
Lonnie Davis