My mate (let's call him Trav) and I often use the term 'pump the brakes' in daily conversations, and usually have a bit of a giggle about it and move on with our day. But I was thinking about this phrase, and thinking about how true it is in our own lives as Christians. Why do we as Christians try to 'pump the brakes' on the Holy Spirit and live our lives without expectancy and eagerness to see Gods glory in our relationships and encounters?Why do we try to stop the fullness of God's glory, love and forgiveness in the world today?
The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is fully God. It is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, has a will, and can speak. It is alive. With the ministry to always point and direct people towards Jesus.
This is the same Spirit that (among other things):
- Healed the sick
- Gave sight to the blind
- Fed the thousands
- Raised people from the grave
- Rose from the grave
Jesus promised us His Spirit, and He delivered on it, it's called Pentecost. Jesus also promised that we would not do the same things, but greater things, than He did. Are we doing them?
Are we 'pumping the brakes' on the Holy Spirit and only living at quarter capacity? Are we living life or living life to the full that Jesus promises us?
My prayer is that over this Easter season you would recognise the awesome power of God through the Holy Spirit in your own lives and begin to live with the excited expectation you were created with. Living with the power of the Holy Spirit in all your words and actions, seeing God transform not only you, but the people and world around you.
Be Blessed friends
The Kingdom isn't hard.
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