Jesus spoke to Nicodemus.
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom
of God." - John 3:3
Jesus got more specific.
"Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter into the kingdom of God." - John 3:5
Jesus then gave revelation on being born of the Spirit. He
said just as the wind makes a sound, there is a sound when a person 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
We cannot see the wind. But we can see the effect of the
wind on the things it is blowing. We can see trees moving in the wind. The wind
can be gentle. The wind can be powerful. We hear the sound of the wind as it
moves in the trees.
We cannot see the Spirit. But we can see the effect of the
Spirit on a person. We might see stammering lips. We might see a trembling
hand. When a person allows the Spirit to move in a powerful way, we might see a
person physically moved by its power. We hear the sound of the Spirit as it
moves in them.
The Greek word for Spirit (pneuma) is the same for wind in
John 3:8. The Greek word for wind in Acts 2:2 (pnoe) is the same for blow and
breath. The Greek word for bloweth in John 3:8 (pneo) is also the same for
breath. (The Hebrew word for wind (ruah) is the same word for Spirit and
breath.)
On the day of Pentecost, the Bible records there was a sound.
"And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting."
- Acts 2:2
The Bible does not say there WAS a wind that filled all the
house; it says there was a SOUND AS a rushing mighty wind.
Like the wind, the Spirit filled all the house.
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." -
Acts 2:4
With 120 people all speaking in tongues it must have sounded
as a RUSHING MIGHTY wind!
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