Apparently Isaiah has a lot to say about the Spirit of the Lord. I found 37 times he mentions the word “spirit,” in just a quick count! And many of those clearly refer to God’s Spirit.

So again today that great Prophet (Isaiah) provides our Text. A lovely sentence where God says: “For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.” Isaiah 44:3

Technically this is a promise to Israel, her bright future being implied. As a saved Nation, trusting the Lord her Messiah!

But surely we children of God, born-again Christians, can “claim” part of this blessing as well. (If not the “full loaf,” at least some of the “crumbs!”)

I believe God here is likening (comparing) the Spirit (His Spirit) to “water” and then to a “flood” and finally to a “blessing!” Again: “For I (the Lord) will pour WATER upon him that is thirsty, and FLOODS upon the dry ground: I will pour MY SPIRIT upon thy seed, and MY BLESSING upon thine offspring.”

The Holy Spirit for the thirsty as a cool drink of water!

The Holy Spirit for the spiritually parched as a flood of life-giving rain!

And the Holy Spirit for the Dad or Mom who is burdened about one or more of their children! As a life-altering Blessing for all their future years!

Wow!

The sweet Holy Spirit in our lives!

AND in our children’s lives too!

A promise from God!

I skipped a clause too, deliberately.

For emphasis. “I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed ….”

The Holy Spirit “poured” on my sons, and daughter?

Looks like it!

Oh, how God wants to help his children … and apparently … his children’s children too! Generations of Christians!

The verb “pour” is “yatzsaq,” meaning “to overflow!”

The word “seed,” a noun, means “offspring.”

And “spirit” is still “ruach,” the very “Breath” of Almighty God. The “Third Person of the Trinity,” we sometimes say.

Oh, let’s claim that promise, or part of it anyway!

“God, do something for my children today!”

Yes, every born-again parent can so ask.

“I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.”

Amen!

This reminds me of Acts 16:31, the often unquoted portion. “And thine house!”

God is willing to do great things for us, as  Moms and Dads. Any of us who are vocally needy! “For I (the Lord God in heaven) will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground.”

Now I’ve learned that God can also (and is willing, His idea) to bless my children too! And your children!

Yes, back to God’s very Words: “I will pour MY SPIRIT upon thy seed, and MY BLESSING upon thine offspring.” (“Blessing” here being another synonym for the Holy Spirit again, I think.)

How encouraging!

God, do it again!

For us!

And our children!

Amen.

— Dr. Mike Bagwell