Genesis 1:1-2 – “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.”

Long before the Holy Spirit filled or stirred or gifted or convicted or sealed or revealed or reminded, we find Him hovering over the surface of the deep.  And He is still hovering over our lives the way He hovered over creation.

He still speaks light into darkness.

He still brings order out of chaos.

He still makes beauty out of ashes.

“and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.” (Isaiah 61:3, NIV)

The Hebrew word used to describe God’s proximity is paniym, and it’s multidimensional. In regard to time, paniym refers to the split second before and the split second after—a parenthesis in time. In regard to space, paniym refers to the place right in front and right in back—a parenthesis in space.

He is God with us in every sense of the word.

He is a friend that sticks closer than a brother!

A.W. Tozer pictured paniym this way: “God is above, but He’s not pushed up. He’s beneath, but He’s not pressed down. He’s outside, but He’s not excluded. He’s inside, but He’s not confined. God is above all things presiding, beneath all things sustaining, outside of all things embracing and inside of all things filling.”

The Holy Spirit is hovering.

The Holy Spirit is whispering.

The Holy Spirit is breathing into you the same breath He breathed into the dust bowl named Adam.

And He wants to fill you today with God's presence.

“Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Ephesians 5:18–21, NLT)

• Are you filled with God's Spirit right now? 
• If you don't know for sure, turn from any known sin in your life and just ask Him to fill you and He promises He will (1 John 1:9).

Rejoicing, On the Victory Side!

Beau