The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. John 3:8 (NIV)
Little goldfinches seemed to tumble across our drive like leaves tossed in the wind. One landed on the handle of an old plow. The yellow plumage glistened in the sunlight like gold coins. Its crown and wings were ornate with the black of onyx. Where had the finches come from? Where were they going? I marveled at their beauty as they fluttered off to other places.
Jesus told Nicodemus "You must be born again." Nicodemus didn't understand the Spirit. It was something he couldn't see or touch. Jesus used the analogy of the wind. Nicodemus could hear the wind and see what the wind did but could not see the wind itself. He couldn't know where it came from or where it was going but he could know the wind was there.
I couldn't see where my little goldfinches came from. They seemed to blow in on the wind. I didn't know where they were going. I just saw their beauty and wonder of the moment.
When we open up our hearts and allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives we may not understand the work but we will know the beauty of a close relationship with God.
What is the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart today?
Hey Kids:
What got your attention this week and made you stop and wonder in amazement?
Our children are incubating eggs. Several hatched out Thursday and Friday. A few are due to hatch tomorrow.
The children are young and don't yet understand how chickens grow inside of shells. Maybe that's you too.
As we were watching the new hatchlings we noticed an egg move. We weren't sure so we watched more intently.
Sure enough, the egg was moving.
An egg that looked like any other egg was moving!
We all look just like any other person but when God's Holy Spirit moves in our hearts others take notice.
Can others see God's Spirit working in you?
Ask the Lord how He can use you and watch what He will do.
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