Dilated!
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege to teach a one-day seminar that I titled "The Holy Spirit in the Now". As often happens while I am teaching, the Holy Spirit surprised me with something totally unexpected. While teaching what I had prepared, a sentence came out of my mouth that did a number on my brain. The words were "The Holy Spirit is the Spiritual Eye Dilater". I knew instantly that this sentence didn't originate with me. I was so taken aback that I repeated the sentence to let it sink into my spirit. It was in this sentence that the Holy Spirit was given a brand new name, one...
Fingerprints
Parents and grandparents, this question is just for you. The question - What can you expect when you combine young children, a sliding glass door, and a lanai (back porch)? The answer - FINGERPRINTS and I mean a LOT of FINGERPRINTS. (And every parent/grandparent will say "amen", right?) You know that you know that you know that their multiple trips in and out of your house through the sliding glass door will provide an enormous supply of undeniable evidence of their visit to your home. A couple of weeks ago, I was preparing to minister at a Holy Spirit Rally in Sebring, Florida when I heard...
A Holy Spirit Update
Here's a quick update. Just in case you have a wondering mind, I have yet to find an obituary for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has not entered into either semi or full retirement. Not a single hint is given that the Holy Spirit has diminished in power and might. The Holy Spirit does not have a short inventory of what is needed to equip the saints. I find no retraction of His gifts. The Holy Spirit is still dealing with the hearts of individuals and drawing them to Christ. The Holy Spirit's signs, wonders, and miracles still confirm the preaching of the Word of God. The Holy Spirit...
The Great Multitasker
Here is a truth that might be a reminder for some readers and a new revelation for others. Get out your pen because you are going to want to write this in the margin of your Bible. Here it is. The Holy Spirit is a multitasker. I might even go so far as to call Him the Great Multitasker. This reality is found in this verse. "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." Acts 2:41 As Peter preached by the enablement of the Holy Spirit to the throng of people gathered outside of the upper room, the One who draws...
Nostalgic Me
Hopefully, I am not the only person who does this. This morning, I woke up with a song on my mind. Do you ever do this? For me, once a song gets "stuck" in my brain, I know that I will find myself singing it or at least thinking about it throughout the rest of my day. Without exception, these songs are songs or choruses that were sung during my childhood and youth. Today was no different. This morning's song was a hymn about the Holy Spirit that we sang often in our church. And yes, it has been bouncing around in my mind all day. But, I haven't minded it a bit. Its message has stirred my...
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