Monday February 06th, 2023
Meditate on : John 3:8 NKJV
” The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit. ”
Read: Acts 2:1-4 Good News Translation (GNT)
1 When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place.
2 Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.
4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
Understand :
The first sign of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost was that there was a sound of a mighty rushing wind that filled the upper room (Acts 2:2).
Before the apostle saw the fire, they heard the sound of the wind.
In Genesis 2:7, the Bible tells us that when God formed man, He breathed into him.
From the innermost being of the Almighty God came a little bit of wind that went into lump of clay to make it into a living soul. Ecclesiastes 12:7 GNT says:
« Our bodies will return to the dust of the earth, and the breath of life will go back to God, who gave it to us. »
What God breathed into the dust that turned it into a living soul was the spirit.
We can see therefore that there is a link between the Holy Spirit and the wind.
The Spirit can blow gently like a breeze. In Judges 13:24-25, the Bible talks about how the Spirit began to move Samson at times. Samson was growing up and Spirit, in form of a breeze was moving him, shaking him a little.
Occasionally, when someone is experiencing the Holy Spirit for the first time, he may find himself shaking just a little; not violently or convulsing as in when manifesting demonic possession, but just shaking a little bit. That is the Holy Spirit moving like a breeze.
Sometimes, when worshiping God- alone or even in a congregation, when the Holy Spirit takes over, a little shaking may be experienced, that is the Holy Spirit moving as a breeze.
You need to be sensitive at times like that so the Holy Spirit can do His complete work in your life.
On the day of Pentecost, the wind came into the room and filled the whole place.
In Genesis 1:1-2, when God made the Heaven and the earth, and the earth was void and without form, the Spirit moved over the whole earth.
This tells you that when the Holy Spirit is moving during the service, it is not the time to begin to look around; but to be in and be moved by the Spirit.
Key into the manifestation of the Holy Spirit during private or corporate worship and trust Him to work wonders in your life.
Application: Worship God until you feel the wind of the Holy Spirit
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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