Good Morning, Holy Spirit

(Elliott) #1
SPIRIT, SOUL, AND BODY 95

He is spirit with mysterious form, not some cloud floating
in space. The apostle John, in Revelation, described Him as
the reflected brilliance of precious stones. He said,
"Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne set in
heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there
was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance" (Rev.
4:2-3).
The prophets describe the features of God in great
detail. Isaiah says, "His lips are full of indignation, And His
tongue like a devouring fire. His breath is like an
overflowing stream" (Isa. 30:27-28).
And God revealed the fact that He can see. "They did
evil before My eyes" (Isa. 66:4).
To my amazement I found that God is described as
having the likeness of fingers and hands and a face. After
the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the
tablets of stone, "written with the finger of God" (Ex.
31:18). Then the Lord said to Moses, "You cannot see My
face, for no man shall see Me, and live" (Ex. 33:20).
He even talked to Moses about His "back." He said,
"While My glory passes by... I... will cover you with
My hand while I pass by. Then I will take away My hand,
and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be
seen" (vv. 22-23).
If God reveals himself as only invisible spirit, how was
it possible that Adam and Eve heard His footsteps? "And
they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden
in the cool of the day" (Gen. 3:8).
God also has a heart: "The LORD was sorry that He had
made man on the earth, and He was grieved in his
heart" (Gen. 6:6).


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