Did Not Permit Them

Acts 16:6-7 ESV

6 They passed through the   Phrygian and Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in   Asia; 7 and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

The Holy One of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit speak of the One God, and the words of God. There is no "so says the Lord".

A Suitable Companion

Just as God has one Spirit, we become one with God when we receive His Spirit. In His image we are made. Into His body we are added, taken from creation like the rib from Adam's side, a suitable companion is formed. Two become one. 

We Can Walk In

The veil leading into the Holy of Holies covers the heart of each person. God has torn that veil that opens the door by the giving  of His Spirit. We are no longer separated from Him if we accept and receive this gift. We can walk in. 

And Went Away

Matthew 16:4 NASB

4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.

Jesus spoke these words to a people of a particular time and place, but there is a timelessness and universal application here as well. God has raised His Son that we might believe. 

Jesus went back to the Father, giving us time to think about it. 

Don't take too long. 

Is Anything Too Difficult?

Genesis 18:13-14 ESV

13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, when I am so old?’ 14   Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Both Abraham and Sarah laughed in their hearts. They questioned what God said He would do, but He heard that silent laughter of doubt. 

God is not bound by our reasoning. For Him nothing is impossible, even raising someone from the dead. 

Multiply You Exceedingly

Genesis 17:1-2 ESV

1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,

“I am God Almighty;

Walk before Me, and be   blameless.

2 “I will establish My covenant between Me and you,

And I will multiply you exceedingly.”

To walk with the Lord is to never be alone. To be blameless carries the meaning of being whole and complete, without defect. This only comes by walking with Him. 

Like Abraham, if we walk with God He will multiply us greatly. We will see Jesus and we will be like Him.

There Am I

Matthew 18:20 ESV

20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

This doesn't mean He is not with us individually, but He is also there when we gather in His name. We each bring His Spirit, and in the one Spirit we come together.

As He said in Revelation, He walks between the lampstands, which is the Church. 

He is with us.