Expressions I

Job 33:^14-17 [LB] “God speaks again and again, in dreams, in visions of the night… as they lie on their beds. He opens their ears in times like that, …gives them wisdom and instruction, causing them to change their minds, …keeping them from pride… and from falling into some trap.”

God speaks to us through expressions of the Holy Spirit. The second expression of the Holy Spirit that we will be looking at is Visions. A vision is a picture, still picture or motion picture that God shows you while you are awake. I am not talking about trance. With a vision, you are standing. A lot of the Words of knowledge that God gives us in God’s Favourite House is a combination of visions. So while I am ministering, God is showing me a video and He is explaining the video. My job is to say what I see and do what He says.

The third expression of the Holy Spirit we will look at is Impressions. John 14:²⁶ [Ph] “The Holy Spirit… will be your teacher and will bring to your mind all I have said to you.”  God also speaks though impressions. An impression is simply an idea that pops up in your mind. In other words, it impresses upon your mind. Note that not every idea that pops up in your mind is of God but some are. Rom.8:¹⁶ “The Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our heart and tells us that we are God’s children.”  The Holy Spirit gives us impressions deep in our hearts.

The fourth expression of the Holy Spirit we will look at is the Gentle Whisper. You can hear it but you cannot hear it. You can hear it but it is not loud. 1 Kings 19:^11-12 “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. ¹² And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper” [with emphasis].

Have you noticed that a lot of times, God speaks to us when we are in bed? It is because we are relaxed and there is no interference. We are not in a hurry to go anywhere and not defensive. Have you also noticed that God speaks to us in the bathroom? It is because when you are in the bathroom, you are as you came, vulnerable, open and God can speak to you.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, help me to consistently be relaxed, vulnerable and open so that the voice of God will not be scarce in my ears, in Jesus Name. Amen