The sound like the rush of a violent wind” (Acts 2:2).
We cannot see it and when it is still we cannot feel it, but the wind still has great power. Wind farms that contain hundreds of wind turbines create enough power to light cities. Through the years the wind has shaped solid stone. It pushes ships from port to port and lifts kites high into the air. The wind can turn destructive and when it does it can flatten buildings, uproot trees and toss cars around like dice.
The word for the “breath” of God in both Hebrew and Greek is the same word as that for “wind.” This wind was part of creation and God breathed God’s wind into the nostrils of Adam. This wind inspired the prophets, descended upon Jesus at the time of his baptism, flowed through him during Jesus’ ministry and raised him from the dead.
God breathed on the disciples—and on us—God’s breathe. It was not a cooling, comforting breeze, but a powerful, creative force. The wind of God is not for our pleasure. But the wind empowers us to accomplish our missions and to accomplish great things in God’s name.
Blowing Spirit, blow breeze through our lives with your flow!
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