In Isaiah, chapter forty-four, verse three, “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:” Although Israel was largely an apostate nation in Isaiah’s time, he prophesied that the day would come when the Holy Spirit would be poured upon a future generation, as in Chapter thirty-two, verse fifteen, Jeremiah thirty-one, verses thirty-three to thirty-four, Ezekiel thirty-six, verses twenty-six to twenty-seven, Ezekiel thirty-nine, verse twenty-nine, and Zechariah twelve, verse ten, verse thirteen to chapter thirteen, verse one, respectively.
This prophecy finds partial fulfillment on the day of Pentecost, as in Joel two, verses twenty-five through twenty-nine, and Acts two, verses seventeen to eighteen, and awaits complete fulfillment for Israel after they accept Christ as the Messiah. The outpouring of God’s Spirit upon His people is associated with restoration, blessing, and fruitfulness.
My Spirit, as it is expounded in the latter part of the verse, is often compared to water in the Scriptures; “upon him that is thirsty,” that is destitute of it, and that sincerely and earnestly desires it; “and my blessing upon thine offspring,” are all the blessings of my covenant, especially those of a spiritual nature. This promise seems to have been made with a design to raise the minds and hearts of God’s people from carnal and worldly things, to which they were too much addicted, to spiritual and heavenly blessings, and thereby to prepare them for the reception of the gospel.
Today, many people in society come from godly families living within that environment during their childhood. However, as an adult, most individuals get involved and experience the carnal things of this world and eventually forget about where they come from, but do always remember.