'Initiative' in the Bible

that the Lord God of Israel who rules over all has a message for him. Tell him, 'On your own initiative you sent a letter to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and to all the other priests and to all the people in Jerusalem. In your letter you said to Zephaniah,

I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.