Tuesday, January 17, 2017


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




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