“Heaven cannot contain the Holy Spirit, yet He finds a home within the hearts of His servants…If He is like the wind, we will be like wind chimes; if He is like dew, we will bloom with flowers; if He is a flame, we will glow with ardor. In whatever way He moves within us, we will be responsive to His voice.” Charles H Spurgeon, The Power in Praising God, p. 31
I continue to enjoy my study on The Holy Spirit authored by John Bevere. God and Jesus prominently enjoy top billing in Christianity, but it is the Spirit in us who manifests their power. As believers, we are privileged to carry their Holy Spirit within us, who was given to us because of our position in Christ. With any position comes power and authority to move within that role. The endwelling of the Spirit creates in each of us a response to that power. I love how Spurgeon captures these responses metaphorically through creation. I began picturing each of the descriptive responses to the work of the Spirit.
Will we be like wind chimes today, responding gently and melodiously to the breeze of the Spirit? Will we bloom today as we awaken to the fresh dew of the Spirit in the cool of the morning? Will we reflect the glowing embers and passion of the Spirit’s movement in our life today? The power is always there within our hearts and we determine our responses. The key to this Holy power that each of us is positioned to receive is intimacy and fellowship. Living within the rhythms of the Spirit ensures creative and spiritual responses to His movement. What a remarkable honor to have our position in Christ and continual access to His Spirit.
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