“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.”
Joel 2:28
I grew up in a Christian home, but in my family and in my church, there wasn’t much talk about the Holy Spirit. I gave little thought to the third person of the Trinity, the One who fell upon all those who heard (Acts 10) and who breathed on the disciples (John 20). Yet in church we sang often of the Holy Spirit, as in the hymn “Spirit of the Living God, Fall Afresh on Me” (Daniel Iverson, 1926).
Try explaining the Holy Spirit to a child or to a new believer. It’s not easy! It helps me to think of Him with the picture of a boat with a sail out on a lake. The wind is invisible, but it fills up the sail, pushing it forward and giving it movement. That is somewhat like the Holy Spirit in our lives. He fills us with love, joy, peace, etc., animating our life in Christ.
Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:19, “Do not quench the Spirit.” Do not turn your sail away so that the wind drops from it and the sail lets down. Sin will do that in our lives. But the precious Holy Spirit will fill it again, moving you closer in your relationship with God.
Try explaining the Holy Spirit to a child or to a new believer. It’s not easy! It helps me to think of Him with the picture of a boat with a sail out on a lake. The wind is invisible, but it fills up the sail, pushing it forward and giving it movement. That is somewhat like the Holy Spirit in our lives. He fills us with love, joy, peace, etc., animating our life in Christ.
Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:19, “Do not quench the Spirit.” Do not turn your sail away so that the wind drops from it and the sail lets down. Sin will do that in our lives. But the precious Holy Spirit will fill it again, moving you closer in your relationship with God.
Scripture Focus
Joel 2:28-32
Insight
Written by Stephen R., California State Prison, Corcoran, CA. Please pray that Stephen will have many opportunities to share about the Holy Spirit with others.
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