The Spirit is in You!
Written by Gary Piper
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And into the world God called forth and gave you life. But your life was filled only with chaos and darkness having no real form of life; But the Spirit of God hovered close by. Then Creator God sent Jesus, his Only Begotten Son to give his life for you! And in Jesus’ death and resurrection God commanded his Spirit to give you life, his life.
And suddenly the Spirit exploded from Jesus’ empty tomb and streaking across the eons of time suddenly found a heart filled with chaos and darkness and a flickering candle came to life – that heart was yours!
While I cannot be sure at what point in your life the Spirit came to life in your heart – I do know this much – today it is very much alive in you!
My question for you to consider this morning – a question only you can answer – How bright has that flickering flame become, how big of a part do you allow the Holy Spirit to have in your life?
On the surface you may think that’s an easy question to answer but I can assure you it’s not as easy as you think and it may surprise you to know that there are those sitting here this morning who are under the impression the flames of the Spirit are brighter than they actually are. And on the other side of that statement there are those sitting here who are under the impression that the flames of the Spirit are smaller than they actually are.