-Strength for Tody- “The Blowing Wind.” - John 3:8.
The “wind” is an unseen force used by God to “orchestrate “His special purpose. In Psalm 18:10 we read, “... He rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea He did fly upon the wings of the wind.” We know God doesn’t need wind to travel through the “ark of His creation.” Because God who is “already everywhere in His omnipresence,” doesn’t need to travel across the skies. But Scripture is telling us something important about “God and His relationship” with “nature.”
Studying Greek and Hebrew words like, “anemos,” in the Greek, and Ruah,” in the Hebrew language, you’ll discover are words used to describe “the breath of God” or “the wind of God,” and “the Spirit of God.” So, we can’t say that God doesn’t literally “enjoy riding the wings of the wind,” because “the Spirit of God” is the same as “the breath of God” or “the wind of God.”The same words refer to all of them.
In Genesis 1:2, it was God “hovering over the waters.” literally, “riding on the wings of the wind,” and that began the “process” of turning “the chaos into a world of order.”
The “wind” and the “Spirit,” have much in common, whereas they’re both “invisible,” yet both are “powerful.” Jesus linked the Holy Spirit and the wind in His night talk with Nicodemus. He said to him in John 3:8, "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."
At Pentecost, the wind of the Holy Spirit was playing God's song for the nation of Israel. The Gospel melody rung out to the crowd, and “the great commission” fulfillment began as people from all over the world responded to the Gospel. The power that propelled the church forward on this glorious mission was “wind power,” The heavenly wind power of the Holy Spirit.
In the Old Testament, God saved the Israelites when they were trapped between “the Red Sea “and “Pharaoh with his army of chariots.” Exodus 14:21 says, "All that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong East wind and turned it into dry land." God is all powerful. He saved Israel by “wind power.” So, we can say that night, God was “riding the wings of the wind,” and using “its natural power for His purpose.” The message of all this is that God is immanent in His creation. That is, He does get involved, and does in some way “really ride the wings of the wind.”
We need “God's judging wind” to “create storms that’ll bring judgment on evil.” Because “wind is a weapon” that no man can resist. Today Father, my prayer to You, in the precious name of Jesus that You’ll l blow away the “foul odor of man's corruption,” and let us breath again the clean air of righteousness. Amen,
The “wind” is an unseen force used by God to “orchestrate “His special purpose. In Psalm 18:10 we read, “... He rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea He did fly upon the wings of the wind.” We know God doesn’t need wind to travel through the “ark of His creation.” Because God who is “already everywhere in His omnipresence,” doesn’t need to travel across the skies. But Scripture is telling us something important about “God and His relationship” with “nature.”
Studying Greek and Hebrew words like, “anemos,” in the Greek, and Ruah,” in the Hebrew language, you’ll discover are words used to describe “the breath of God” or “the wind of God,” and “the Spirit of God.” So, we can’t say that God doesn’t literally “enjoy riding the wings of the wind,” because “the Spirit of God” is the same as “the breath of God” or “the wind of God.”The same words refer to all of them.
In Genesis 1:2, it was God “hovering over the waters.” literally, “riding on the wings of the wind,” and that began the “process” of turning “the chaos into a world of order.”
The “wind” and the “Spirit,” have much in common, whereas they’re both “invisible,” yet both are “powerful.” Jesus linked the Holy Spirit and the wind in His night talk with Nicodemus. He said to him in John 3:8, "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."
At Pentecost, the wind of the Holy Spirit was playing God's song for the nation of Israel. The Gospel melody rung out to the crowd, and “the great commission” fulfillment began as people from all over the world responded to the Gospel. The power that propelled the church forward on this glorious mission was “wind power,” The heavenly wind power of the Holy Spirit.
In the Old Testament, God saved the Israelites when they were trapped between “the Red Sea “and “Pharaoh with his army of chariots.” Exodus 14:21 says, "All that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong East wind and turned it into dry land." God is all powerful. He saved Israel by “wind power.” So, we can say that night, God was “riding the wings of the wind,” and using “its natural power for His purpose.” The message of all this is that God is immanent in His creation. That is, He does get involved, and does in some way “really ride the wings of the wind.”
We need “God's judging wind” to “create storms that’ll bring judgment on evil.” Because “wind is a weapon” that no man can resist. Today Father, my prayer to You, in the precious name of Jesus that You’ll l blow away the “foul odor of man's corruption,” and let us breath again the clean air of righteousness. Amen,
Author: Plez Lovelady, Jr., PhD