I felt the Spirit invite me to take off my spiritual rain jacket…
Tag: holy spirit
Merry means mighty, and advent under the influence of the Spirit is the only way to accomplish it.
You and I have heard and seen the goodness of God, have we not? We have witnessed His glory. And He, in His wisdom and mercy, sets us in situations with people who need to know Him personally. In those moments, we may feel the ‘call to testify’. I’m not talking about crushing folks with our theological blows and wowing them with our spiritual superiority. I’m talking about engaging in authentic, relational conversation and remaining sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit amidst it.
Our weaknesses aren’t a surprise or even a disappointment to God. They are a reality that God has already factored into His perfect equation for the whole of humankind. He has accounted for our frailties. In His sovereignty, He has already made allowances and provisions and somehow incorporated our shortfalls into His larger, perfect story.
It always wows me how Jesus’ first act after being filled with the Holy Spirit was wandering in the desert. He showed us how it could be done rightly; how one could depend entirely on His Father for provision and protection.
“Sin is always looking for another participant. Our enemy endlessly seeks to incite us, to pull is in to the vortex of trespass swirling about us. It’s an ongoing challenge to hold our tongue in this season of pandemic, politics and rampant cancel culture. Sometimes the holist thing we can do is keep silent.”
Zechariah sings in the Spirit of the redemption of man; first his own and then humanity’s.
The Christmas story is about the centerpiece of heaven coming to earth.