Jesus spoke to Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, explaining to
him that a person must be born again of the water and of the Spirit in order to
enter the Kingdom of God.
"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God." - John 3:5 KJV
Jesus compared the wind to everyone that is born of the
Spirit.
"The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest
the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth:
so is every one that is born of the Spirit." - John 3:8
On the Day of Pentecost, when the Spirit was first poured out,
the sound was like the wind!
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they
were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from
heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were
sitting. ... And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak
with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." - Acts 2:1-2, 4
KJV
The word for wind also has the meaning of “breath”. The word
for wind comes from the root word which means, “to breathe, to blow”. (Vine’s)
When a baby is born and takes his first breath, it is the
beginning of regular, repeated breaths. What would happen if he stopped with
his first breath?
When we are born of the Spirit, the Holy Ghost, it is like
our first breath of life from Jesus. Like breathing, we need our Holy Ghost
baptism to be the beginning of regular, repeated fillings of God’s Spirit. When
we are full of His Spirit, the Holy Ghost, we have the power of God in our
life.
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." -
Acts 1:8
It is in times of worship and prayer that we can get full of
the Holy Ghost. Being full of the Holy Ghost fills us with God’s love, joy, and
peace.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such
there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23 KJV
When we are filled with God’s Spirit, we are filled with
boldness and confidence to be His witnesses.
"And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where
they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
they spake the word of God with boldness." - Acts 4:31
When we are full of His Spirit we walk in His Spirit and can
live a victorious life.
"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not
fulfil the lust of the flesh." - Galatians 5:16 KJV
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." - Acts 2:38-39 KJV
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." - Acts 2:38-39 KJV
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