Life's Essence
| 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. |
We can
live weeks without food, days without water, but only minutes without air.
Air conveys life, vigor, and electrifying energy to every cell of the body.
The most vital element in air is oxygen.
How does the vitalizing power
of oxygen get to every cell of the body? This is where the body’s delivery
system, the blood circulation, cooperates. The heart sends blood singing
on its way filled with red blood cells, whose hemoglobin picks up fresh
oxygen in the lungs, and delivers it to every cell. There it exchanges
the fresh oxygen for the carbon dioxide produced by the normal living processes
of the cell, transporting it back to the lungs for removal from the body.
Meanwhile the fluid part of blood carries indispensable nutrients to satisfy
every hungry cell.
It reminds us of the two
essential aspects of the Christian’s life—fellowship with Jesus and ministry
to others. Constantly we receive the Holy Spirit’s life-giving, energizing
power. And constantly we should share it with all we come in contact with.
That’s what life is all about.
Fellowship with Jesus through the Holy Spirit, thereby receiving His strength,
power, love, joy, and peace for the purpose of being more effective in
our ministry to others. To others our lives can become God’s vital life-giving
oxygen that helps sustain them through trial and discouragement.
Take three deep breaths and praise
the Lord for
the Holy Spirit—life’s true essence! |
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