Breathing the Holy Spirit

May 21, 2019

Breathing the Holy Spirit

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

Romans 8:14

Jesus promised his followers that the Holy Spirit would come to them. For the followers of Jesus, the presence of the Holy Spirit within us is as intimate as the very air we breathe. We are not usually aware of our own breathing unless something is wrong. In the same manner, the Holy Spirit is the active breath of God within us. It is the Holy Spirit who prays for us when we don’t know how or when to pray. We may not be aware of his prayers for us, but God is faithful and fulfills His promises to us, regardless of whether we realize His presence.

It is the work of the Holy Spirit to produce Godly fruit within us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We may not be aware of the Holy Spirit’s work for us and within us; even so, the Holy Spirit labors to form Christ within us.

There are disciplines you can practice that help you become aware of your own breathing. These disciplines help you learn to control your breathing and learn to breathe deeply. These disciplines are helpful to calm our mind as we learn to sit before God in contemplative prayer. As we come into the presence of God through the spiritual disciplines of prayer, meditation and devotion to God’s Word, we become more acutely aware of the Holy Spirit within us.

My Takeaway: The more I practice these disciplines, the more I can sing, with great passion and conviction, “This is the air I breathe, his holy presence living in me.” (Breathe, ©1995 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing, Words and Music by Marie Barnett)

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

Copyright © 2019 by Alex M. Knight

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

·        Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

·        The second edition of  First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ has been released as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

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