Luke 2:27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required... New International Version (NIV)
Has the Spirit ever moved you? I only ask because In Luke’s Gospel and the book of Acts, the Holy Spirit moved God’s people to action. The Spirit filled Elizabeth and she blessed Mary the mother of her Savior. Her husband Zechariah, filled with the Spirit, prophesied. While Simeon waited for the consolation of Israel, the Holy Spirit was on him. Then, right on God’s standard time, the Spirit moved him to the temple courts on the very day that Jesus’ parents presented him.
When it comes to God, most of us are fully familiar with the Father. We see the Son as our Savior. But what about the Holy Spirit? Some say the church today is functionally binitarian, focusing on Father and Son and forgetting the Spirit. This is why Frances Chan titled his book on the Spirit, Forgotten God.
I know we know John 3:16. Do we remember in Luke 3:16, John promised that Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. We love to say that we received all of the Holy Spirit we will receive at salvation. One pastor dared to ask, “What in the world have we done with him?” The Christian life invites us to progressively surrender more of our lives to the Spirit. Today, wait in prayer, asking the Spirit to move you. When He does, by all means go where he leads you and do what he says.
Pray with me:
Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on us. Melt us. Mold us. Fill us until our lives are full and we are fully yours. Then move us and use us for your glory alone. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
This year our Every Day with Jesus readings will follow The Bible Project Read Scripture Plan. Copies of this reading plan are available at Tallowood Baptist Church, or download the app at readscripture.org. Read through the Bible with us in 2019!
Joyfully,
Duane
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