Let’s live where Heaven and earth overlap
The Holy Spirit brings spiritual power into our physical world.
Pastor Kevin Wade
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to have the Holy Spirit actually living inside of us – and not just as some theological concept we nod our heads about on Sunday mornings.
The Spirit is a reality that changes everything about who we are and how we live.
Here's a question that's been weighing on me: How many of us would carry on exactly the same way if every reference to the Holy Spirit suddenly disappeared from Scripture? Would we even notice? Would anything change?
I never want that to be true in my life or in our church. I want us to be people who are so dependent on the Spirit, so filled with His presence, that we couldn't function without Him. Like a body without breath is a corpse, the church without the Spirit is dead. And that goes for us individually too.
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to have the Holy Spirit actually living inside of us – and not just as some theological concept we nod our heads about on Sunday mornings.
The Spirit is a reality that changes everything about who we are and how we live.
Here's a question that's been weighing on me: How many of us would carry on exactly the same way if every reference to the Holy Spirit suddenly disappeared from Scripture? Would we even notice? Would anything change?
I never want that to be true in my life or in our church. I want us to be people who are so dependent on the Spirit, so filled with His presence, that we couldn't function without Him. Like a body without breath is a corpse, the church without the Spirit is dead. And that goes for us individually too.
You Are a Temple
If you're a follower of Jesus, you need to understand something incredible: You are a temple of the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit that filled the tabernacle in the wilderness, the same presence that consumed Solomon's temple with fire and glory – that Spirit lives in you.
A temple is where Heaven and earth overlap. It's where the divine meets the everyday. And that's what you are. You're a movable temple, carrying the presence of God wherever you go.
Here's another question: When people encounter you, do they encounter God? When they're around you, do they sense they're in the presence of something sacred? This does not mean never making a mistake or messing up. It means that our life, overall, reflects Christ.
If you're a follower of Jesus, you need to understand something incredible: You are a temple of the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit that filled the tabernacle in the wilderness, the same presence that consumed Solomon's temple with fire and glory – that Spirit lives in you.
A temple is where Heaven and earth overlap. It's where the divine meets the everyday. And that's what you are. You're a movable temple, carrying the presence of God wherever you go.
Here's another question: When people encounter you, do they encounter God? When they're around you, do they sense they're in the presence of something sacred? This does not mean never making a mistake or messing up. It means that our life, overall, reflects Christ.
You Have to Speak
I know some of us are introverts, and are thinking, "Can't I just support from the background? Can't I just fund the mission and let the talkers do the talking?" I get it. But here's the thing – when the Holy Spirit filled those 120 people in that upper room in Acts 2, they couldn't stay quiet. They had to speak.
You have a message people need to hear. You have a story that matters. You've experienced the mighty deeds of God in your own life. The hope of salvation, the transformation Jesus brings – people around you are desperate for that.
The miracle at Pentecost was about salvation being available to all. Every nation, every tribe, every tongue needs to hear. And we're the ones who get to tell them. Not because we're super spiritual or have it all together, but because Jesus has changed our lives and we can't help but talk about it.
I know some of us are introverts, and are thinking, "Can't I just support from the background? Can't I just fund the mission and let the talkers do the talking?" I get it. But here's the thing – when the Holy Spirit filled those 120 people in that upper room in Acts 2, they couldn't stay quiet. They had to speak.
You have a message people need to hear. You have a story that matters. You've experienced the mighty deeds of God in your own life. The hope of salvation, the transformation Jesus brings – people around you are desperate for that.
The miracle at Pentecost was about salvation being available to all. Every nation, every tribe, every tongue needs to hear. And we're the ones who get to tell them. Not because we're super spiritual or have it all together, but because Jesus has changed our lives and we can't help but talk about it.
We Need to Be Different
Fifty days before Pentecost, the disciples were scared to leave the upper room. But when the Spirit came, everything changed. They became bold. They became different. Some people mocked them. Some people were amazed. Some were curious. But nobody ignored them.
When we go out boldly for the Lord, we're going to get one of two responses: curiosity or mockery. Either way, you're in good company. Let’s do it anyway.
Question three: Are you different? Not just weird for the sake of being different, but transformed because Jesus saved your life? Can people see it? Can they hear it in how you talk? Can they experience the presence of God through you?
Don't Take It for Granted
The coming of the Spirit at Pentecost was a one-time event – the fire, the wind, the miraculous languages. That's not going to happen again. But the new life, the joy, the fellowship, the freedom, the boldness, the power? Those are normal for believers. Those should mark our lives every single day.
I'm asking myself: Have I been taking the Spirit for granted? Have I poured water on the fire of the Holy Spirit in my life? Have I been settling for less than the Spirit-powered life God wants to give?
God has done amazing things in our lives – in your life. He's given us grace upon grace. The Spirit wants to use each of us to take the message of Jesus to a lost and dying world.
Are you ready for that? Do you rejoice in that?
It's time to shake off the dust and the rust. It's time to remember that God found us when we were lost and listless, with no hope. He restored us. He renewed us. He made us new.
Now He's asking us to carry His presence into the world.
“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles around to watch you burn.” – Anonymous
Fifty days before Pentecost, the disciples were scared to leave the upper room. But when the Spirit came, everything changed. They became bold. They became different. Some people mocked them. Some people were amazed. Some were curious. But nobody ignored them.
When we go out boldly for the Lord, we're going to get one of two responses: curiosity or mockery. Either way, you're in good company. Let’s do it anyway.
Question three: Are you different? Not just weird for the sake of being different, but transformed because Jesus saved your life? Can people see it? Can they hear it in how you talk? Can they experience the presence of God through you?
Don't Take It for Granted
The coming of the Spirit at Pentecost was a one-time event – the fire, the wind, the miraculous languages. That's not going to happen again. But the new life, the joy, the fellowship, the freedom, the boldness, the power? Those are normal for believers. Those should mark our lives every single day.
I'm asking myself: Have I been taking the Spirit for granted? Have I poured water on the fire of the Holy Spirit in my life? Have I been settling for less than the Spirit-powered life God wants to give?
God has done amazing things in our lives – in your life. He's given us grace upon grace. The Spirit wants to use each of us to take the message of Jesus to a lost and dying world.
Are you ready for that? Do you rejoice in that?
It's time to shake off the dust and the rust. It's time to remember that God found us when we were lost and listless, with no hope. He restored us. He renewed us. He made us new.
Now He's asking us to carry His presence into the world.
“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles around to watch you burn.” – Anonymous
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