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Breath

Posted in Action, God, Holy Spirit, tagged , on October 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. — Genesis 1:2

Throughout the Bible, in both Old and New Testaments, in both Hebrew and Greek languages, the word translated “Spirit” is the same used for Breath and Wind. Why?

Part of the answer, I believe, is that wind, breath, spirit is unseen and uncontrolled. It can be felt on our skin, it can be heard blowing through the trees and tall grass, we even try to track it with radar, but it goes where ever it goes without or control, approval, or direction.

God’s spirit is like that and so are his followers.

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 — John 3:8

He moves and we benefit. We pray for it, wait for it, work with it or against it, but we don’t control it, and we don’t control those following him.

— fritz@langgang.com

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Ordinary Becoming The Extraordinary

Posted in Assurance, Bible Characters, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Happy, Holy Spirit, tagged on September 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »

And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, … this is the sixth month with her … And Mary arose and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and she … said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb … For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.”

I remember my wife’s first pregnancy — she eagerly anticipated feeling the baby move.

Elizabeth, in the Bible, was six (6) month’s pregnant so the timing of feeling her baby was not that unusual. What made it so extraordinary was God’s Holy Spirit.

God often uses ordinary events, adding his Holy Spirit to make them truly extraordinary, so don’t miss it by requiring something completely unique. Open up to the Holy Spirit’s ability to make even the ordinary extraordinary.

Sound bite: God’s Holy Spirit make ordinary things extraordinary!
Prayer: Jesus, take my ordinary life and use it for your purposes, that make it truly extraordinary! Amen.

— fritz@langgang.com
See “Coincidence Or Answered Prayer?” – August 20, 2011

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Ear Lobe, Thumb, and Big Toe – Part 2

Posted in Holy Spirit, tagged , on February 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“The priest is to pour some of the oil … and … put [it] on the same places he put the blood of the guilt offering—on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. – Leviticus 14:25-29

Early Jewish Christians believed the Old Testament, with all its sundry laws and ceremonies, actually pointed to Christ and godly living.1

So, why would God specify in the law, the priest was to apply oil, not just anywhere but only on top of the blood that was, first, placed on the ear lobe, thumb, and big toe?

Here’s what I think.

Oil represents God’s Holy Spirit which brings joy,2 healing,3 enlightenment,4 and endurance.5 The ear lobe represents the mind and what we allow into it. The thumb indicates the action of our hands and what we do with them. The big toe represents what we do with our feet – where we go.6

Gods blessings upon our lives through the Holy Spirit follow the applied forgiveness of Christ, not before. This also indicates God’s desire for us is not just forgiveness but life!

– fritz

1 – Written for our sakes, 1st Corinthians 9:9-10
2 – Oil of Gladness, Hebrews 1:9
3 – Elders anointing with oil, James 5:14
4 – He leads into all truth – John 16:13, Anointing teaches us all things, 1st john 2:27
5 – Wise and foolish vergins, Matthew 25:3-4
6 – Ear Lobe, Thumb, and Big Toe – Part 1, February 26, 2010

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