“and the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.”
Genesis 8:11 KJV
Noah released the dove from the ark again. Before evening, the dove came back to him - and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Previously Noah had sent a raven which allegorically symbolises the law which was sent out first but gave no assurance that the waters of judgment had been lifted. The dove, returning with an olive branch, the symbol of peace, symbolises the Gospel of grace given to us by the Holy Spirit. The glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ brought a better hope to us - judgment has retreated. The Dove (Holy Spirit) cannot rest where there is corruption and death. For generations, the Dove sought a place to rest till at last He rested on the Perfect Man, Jesus the Son of God under the open heaven at the Jordan river. Every time the Dove of God comes, He brings a fresh olive branch - fresh oil for the sons and daughters of the Highest. Let the Holy Spirit rest in our bodies, His temple as we surrender to Him to receive the nature of the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world. Thank You Holy Spirit!
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