1 Samuel 10:6
Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you mightily, and you shall prophesy with them and be changed into another man.
Tag: Spirit of God - Empowerment for Service
In the Old Testament and the New Testament the ministry of the Holy Spirit is evident. And, although the evidence of the Spirit's work in the soul's of men is quite different, the fact that the Spirit of God comes on man for the good of service to God is quite clear in both testaments. In the above passage we have the story of the Spirit of God coming onto Saul for ministry as Israel's first king. God has granted the desires of the nation for a king and Saul was to be the answer to their prayer. He will end up failing and the Spirit of God will eventually leave him.
1 Samuel 16:14
Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord terrorized him.
In the OT the Spirit of God moved in and out of people's lives. God was using the Spirit to empower them for specific service. In the NT the Spirit of God comes into our lives and takes up permanent residence for service and holiness. The similarity in each book is that God empowers His servants by the Spirit for His glory. We do NOTHING in our own power. We think we do. We start to see good things happen and we start to take credit for the work the Spirit actually does in our lives. Saul will do this in the next chapters. In reality, it is God working in his life in the power of the Spirit. He will lose that power as he begins to take credit for his accomplishments and efforts. It is the Spirit of God who produces fruit in our lives. That is what it is referred to as the "Fruit OF THE Spirit" (Galatians 5:22).
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