EPISODE 346 – BE IMMERSED IN THE SPIRIT 1

Thursday, 4^th January, 2024

BE IMMERSED IN THE SPIRIT 1

“The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.” 

Genesis 1:2 (NLT).

The first time the Holy Spirit was introduced in the scriptures was not in Acts (in the upper room).

The first time the Holy Spirit was introduced was in Genesis.

However, both incidents reveal how the Lord brings out the best out of nothing.

We see in Genesis 1:2, that before God’s six days of creation work, the Holy Spirit has to first incubate and saturate the waters for God to bring out light and continue the other creations.

The commands or instructions of the Lord work in an atmosphere soaked by His Spirit.

It doesn’t matter how bad the condition is; or the level of weakness within you, the moment the Holy Spirit saturates you, God’s best will gush forth.

Jesus had ascended; the early Church had the command to go into all the world and make disciples of all the nations. They had the commandment of the Lord to walk in love. Nevertheless, the Lord Jesus knew there was no way His glorious Church would be born without the Holy Spirit.

There is no way they can have the ability and boldness to preach the gospel and walk in love without the Holy Spirit. The reality was that, when Jesus ascended, His disciples had zeal but lacked ability. Jesus in their midst was their ability and boldness. Hence, the need for the Holy Spirit.

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Acts 2:1-4 (KJV)

This seems similar to the impact of the Holy Spirit in creation.

Just as the Holy Spirit was hovering over the waters in Genesis; we see the Holy Spirit fill and saturate the house where the disciples were.

This means the disciples were immersed in the glorious presence of the Holy Spirit.

God didn’t start His creation work without the overwhelming presence of the Holy Spirit. The Church didn’t reach out to their world, until they were filled or immersed in the Holy Spirit.

If you are born again in Christ, you have the Holy Spirit in you. However, you must live a continuous saturated life of the Holy Spirit.

Don’t start your day without being soaked by the Spirit.

You may have big dreams and great plans for the year; however, without being immersed in the Spirit, you can do nothing.

Get intimate with the Holy Spirit and enjoy His overwhelming presence.

Shalom