The Holy Spirit. He is such an enigma. Mysterious. Invisible. God. Yet in this verse Jesus describes what will be the experience of all those who choose to place their faith on him. He paints a mental picture of a spring of living water gushing, dare I say uncontrollably?
The Holy Spirit is ever-present, since before creation. But the prophet Joel prophesied the day would come when the Holy Spirit would be poured out as never before (Joel 2:28). As I run ahead to the Book of Acts I find the fulfillment at the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2). The events of that day validate this prophecy. The church explodes with growth, and miracles, and people gushing with the Good News. People are believing and being saved daily!
Where are those days? Are they relegated to the past? Is it simply a powerful story of people who discovered some mystery millennia ago? I want to gush with the power and joy of the Holy Spirit! I want to believe in the fullness of the word. I sense I have been hedging my bet, because I do not see this experience in my life today. I want to know what it is to be “all in”! I want my church to experience this power. It’s a daunting thought.
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