JESUS JOY JOURNEY

Since Easter I have been listening to a daily devotion on the Holy Spirit.  I was reminded that there are several helpful descriptions of the Spirit throughout Scripture.  The Spirit is compared to breath, living water, wind, fire and a dove.  All of these comparisons have helped me understand the purpose of God’s Spirit in my life….. The Spirit brings new life, refreshment, movement, strength and peace into my daily routine.  

In John 14:26 when Jesus was preparing his disciples for his death, he told them that His Father would send the Holy Spirit, to teach them all things and remind them of everything He said to them. Jesus would no longer be standing next to them, but He would be living INSIDE of them.  And when the day of Pentecost came, his followers were filled with the powerful Spirit and as a result were able to do many miraculous things.  

“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tonguesas the Spirit enabled them.” Acts 2:1-4 

Where do you need Pentecost Power in your life?  Is there a relationship that needs the breath of new life from the Spirit?

Or perhaps your spiritual life has become mundane and routine and you need the Spirit to fill you with refreshment of Living Water from His Word by claiming one of His promises specifically for you.

Or do you need to allow the peace of the Spirit to calm your whole being as you breathe in His presence again and let it settle over you?

“May the God of hope fill you with peace and joy as you are carried along by the Holy Spirit.”  Romans 15:13