OUR FATHER WHO IS SPIRIT

The book of Ezekiel chapter 11 verse 5 says this;

Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and he told me to say: “This is what the Lord says: That is what you are saying, you leaders in Israel, but I know what is going through your mind. 

This verse records the words from the Lord that the prophet Ezekiel was given by the Holy Spirit to the leaders of Israel.

The personhood of the Holy Spirit is clearly delineated in this old testament verse where He descends on Ezekiel and instructs him to say some specific words. By this, the Spirit of God is characterized as a person.

Further to that, the Spirit of God refers to Himself as Lord when He tells Ezekiel to say; "This is what the Lord says".

The Lord is telling the leaders of Israel that even though they are saying certain things, nevertheless the Lord knows what is going through their minds.

This ability to know the veiled thoughts in the minds of men is a definitive marker of God.

This verse makes clear that the Holy Spirit is a person and that His identity is that of the Lord and that He has the capability of knowing the minds of men which is only in  the purview of God.

Amen.

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