(Apologies - this should have gone out this morning!)
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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 tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts2:2-4
For this last Ascension-Pentecost devotion - some stream of consciousness prose/poetry just to open our hearts to the work of the Spirit...
WIND:
The breath of God over the waters (in Gen 1) that blows wherever it pleases (in John 3) Wind, which speaks of creation, which fills the sails and moves large ships. Wind - invisible, yet we feel it, hear it and see its effects. This is how the Spirit works.
FIRE:
Fire that represents purity and purification. Fire that, in the case of the burning bush, (and the heads of the disciples) burns but does not consume. Fire that warms and lights. Pillar of fire that guided the Israelites, now burns in our hearts.
TONGUES:
Tongues of fire, tongues of speech. The boldness to spread the word. The words that need to be spoken. Words that are placed on us and in us. Prophecy. Wisdom. Knowledge. Discernment. These are things that can happen to our tongues when God's Spirit comes on us. The Word preached. Lives changed. Speech transformed.
Wind, Fire, Tongues: - Our lives can be transformed we can experience power, purification, guidance and transformation because God's Spirit works in us.
- But a ship must raise its sails,
- Fire needs something to burn in,
- Fiery tongues need a life to speak through.
Are we available?
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Theo Groeneveld theo@emmanuel.org.za
You can see past EmmDevs at http://emmdev.blogspot.com/
