Summertime is upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere of the world. It is during the summer that we usually take time out for family vacations. Some folks travel to distant destinations to find rest and relaxation on a sandy beach. Others plan elaborate activities of camping out, hiking or panning for gold. But others just sit beside the pool in their backyards and dangle their feet in the water, trying to cool off a little from the heat.
When God made water, he made an element that is so versatile. We drink it to stay alive. We pull fish out of it as a sport or as a job, but also to stay alive. It falls from the sky to water crops, that help us stay alive. We use it to clean our bodies, and help us stay alive. We are baptized in it as a symbol of eternal life that we have received through faith in Christ, testifying that we are alive in him. Water is vital to life.
It is also a biblical symbol of the Holy Spirit, which gives us life, and is a constant fountain springing up within us that lets us know we are his, and he is ever present within us. He gives us inner strength when we face difficult times. He cools us off emotionally from the heat of spiritual battles. He is our source of rest and relaxation spiritually. He fills us with refreshing, life-giving water that allows us to carry on daily. We should never take a vacation from him.
Surely water is the most common element on the face of the earth. We can dangle our feet in it to refresh us. But the Holy Spirit of God is far more important in our lives. We need his refreshing filling every day. And there is nothing common about the Holy Spirit of God. He is vital to our lives.
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you..."
Acts 1:8
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