Tuesday 9 April 2019

Cool Breeze

I was in my bathroom with the door and window closed. No breeze whatsoever, when I felt a cold breeze upon the side of my face and back of my neck. Only lasted for about thirty seconds.

I wonder if it was the Holy Spirit?

It brought me to read and pray over these Bible verses.

(John 3:8) The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Jesus was talking about this Wind or Cool Breeze, saying that this wind emits from born again believers and we can hear the sound of this wind or indeed feel the wind.This is the same Wind that the disciples experienced on the day of Pentecost.

(Acts 2:1) And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
(Acts 2:2) And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

(Isaiah 30:21) And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

How many times has something inside urged you to do a certain thing, but instead you allowed the voice in your head to overrule the voice in your spirit? That inner voice is your spiritual intuition, the part of you God speaks to. The Bible says, ‘Your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”’ John the apostle put it this way: (1 John 2:20) But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

Learn to trust that ‘anointing’ because it will tell you:
1) what you need to do;
2) when you need to act;
3) what direction to take;
4) what changes you need to make. What a gift – yet we seldom use it! Somebody said, ‘Too much analysis leads to paralysis.’ We’re afraid we couldn’t possibly know something without thinking it through, or because it seems too obvious. We think, ‘That can’t be right. I couldn’t possibly do that.’ We argue for our limitations, and as a result they become our limitations! Learn to recognise and trust your spiritual intuition. It’s your connection to the greatest source of wisdom in the universe – God’s wisdom. And don’t be surprised when what you hear in your spirit sounds like what you’ve thought many times but paid no attention to. The Bible says, (Philippians 2:13) For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.

So next time your spiritual intuition tells you something and it lines up with Scripture, don’t be afraid to act on it!
How To Help People

(Acts 3:6) Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

The Bible says,  (Acts 3:4) And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. (Acts 3:5) And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. (Acts 3:6) Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. (Acts 3:7) And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

Peter did three things you must do if you want to help people:

1) Get their attention. Peter told this incapacitated man, ‘Look at us’ (Act's 3:4). Hurting people are often so distracted by their pain, their past experiences, and their future fears, that in order to get through to them you must first get their attention. Why? Because faith must be focused if it’s to be effective.
2) Introduce them to the name that’s greater than their problem. That name is ‘Jesus’, and it’s greater than every sickness and situation. Rehab centres confirm that a relatively small percentage of people stay free from their addiction. That’s the bad news. Now here’s the good news: the name of Jesus is stronger than every addiction! (Philippians 2:10) That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;

So introduce those who are hurting to Jesus!
3) Give them a hand up. As Peter lifted the man up, ‘immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength’ (Acts 3:7). Because he’d been in the same condition for thirty-eight years, he needed help to get up. And there are people around you who need help to get up too. They need someone to pull them out of their despair and get them to Jesus, and God can use you to be that someone.