The Spirit of the Lord

“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;” - Isaiah 11v1-2

Even in the midst of the severest judgment God always offers hope. There has been a whole list of God’s severe judgment in the last few chapters, yet God says that one day Messiah will come to bring hope and deliverance to Israel, and as we know from other places, to all nations.

When Messiah comes, from the line of Jesse, God’s Spirit would rest upon Him. God’s Holy Spirit of course worked in and with Christ and here He is called the Spirit of:

The Lord
Wisdom
Understanding
Counsel
Might
Knowledge
The Fear of the Lord
The most amazing thing here is that this same Spirit comes to indwell believers at salvation. His power as described above is available and accessible to all of us everyday. There is therefore no need to ever depend on our own abilities since we can depend on Him.