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WINNING WITH THE WORD “Winning with the Word” is a weekly blog that will help you to be a winner in life by applying God’s principles for living the abundant life as found in the Bible, God’s manual for life. AN INVITATION TO YOU: To subscribe to this blog, click here.  To subscribe to this podcast, click here. If this blog and podcast have blessed you, please encourage your family and friends to subscribe as well. Thank you! Be sure to check out our Featured Book of the Week at the end of this post. ______________________________________   Do you prefer listening instead of reading? Then click below to listen to today’s blog post on podcast. https://archive.org/details/www.-2021.10.20.-the-seven-pillars-of-the-holy-spirit ___________________________________________________________________________ Hello and Happy Day! This is Dr. MaryAnn Diorio, novelist and life coach, welcoming you to another episode of Winning with the Word. Today is Monday, November 1, 2021, and this is Episode #38 of Series 2021. This episode is titled “The Seven Pillars of the Holy Spirit."  _______________________________ In the Book of Isaiah 11: 1-2 NKJV, the Word of God says this in speaking about Jesus: “There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 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.” (underlining mine) This passage describes seven attributes of Jesus that are referred to as the Seven Pillars of the Holy Spirit. The Seven Pillars of the Holy Spirit--also called the seven Spirits of God--are mentioned here in the Book of Isaiah and four times in the Book of Revelation: Revelation 1: 4; Revelation 3: 1; Revelation 4: 5, and Revelation 5: 6. They are not seven different spirits of God but seven attributes of one and the same Holy Spirit. The seven pillars of the Holy Spirit symbolize seven key aspects of the Holy Spirit. In Biblical numerology, the number seven refers to completion. So, the seven pillars of the Holy Spirit are seven aspects of the Holy Spirit that symbolize His fullness, completeness, and perfection. Let's take a brief look at each one. 1) THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD. This is the Holy Spirit Himself, Whom we receive when we are born again. 2) WISDOM. The ability to use knowledge correctly. Wisdom helps us to know God and to place more value on eternal things than on temporal things. 3) UNDERSTANDING. Understanding gives us insight into spiritual matters and natural matters. 4) COUNSEL. Scriptural advice that enables us to navigate life. 5) MIGHT. The strength and power of God in us. 6) KNOWLEDGE. A clear grasp of that which exists; of a subject; learning; a skill. 7. THE FEAR OF THE LORD. What is the fear of the Lord? Contrary to popular opinion, the fear of the Lord is not a cringing fear that God will hit us over the head with His gavel. No. The fear of the Lord is a holy reverence and a sacred respect for God and His Word. It is a knowing that because God is God, He knows all things. Because He knows all things, He is all-wise. Because He is all-wise, He always knows best. When we have the Holy Spirit within us, we have: __Wisdom: The ability to use knowledge correctly. 1 Corinthians 1:30 NKJV - “. . . you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom . . . .” __Understanding: Insight into spiritual matters and natural matters. Proverbs 28: 5 KJV - “Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.” __Counsel: Scriptural instruction that enables us to navigate life. Psalm 73: 24 NKJV – “You will guide me with Your counsel.” __Might: The strength and power of God in us. Colossians 1: 11 NKJV – “strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power . . . .” __Knowledge: A clear grasp of that which exists (the Word).