ACTS 2:2

‘And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

DAILY READING – – Matthew 13:1-23; Leviticus 17-18; Proverbs 28

In 1854 a sailing vessel was in a dire distress. The wind carrying it had suddenly ceased, stalling its movement. Unable to sail forward, the ship was now drifting towards the shore. A four-knot current carried it swiftly toward some sunken reefs. The danger however was, on that shore was a cannibal island on the coast of New guinea. And already the cannibals having sighted the ship, were now awaiting excitedly for it to land. They had even lighted fires in anticipation of a great feast.

The English captain and the crew of his ship, had done everything they could to change the ship’s course without succeeding, Alarmed, they now stood on the deck awaiting a fate of doom.

However  aboard the same ship were some Christian missionaries headed to China. One of them was J. Hudson Taylor, who would later become one of China’s greatest missionaries. When informed about the impending doom by the captain, Hudson replied. “There is one thing we haven’t done. Four of us on board are Christians. Let each of us retire to his cabin and in agreed prayer ask the Lord to give us a breeze immediately.”  And so they went into prayers.  After a few minutes of earnest intercession, Hudson came up on deck confident that the petition had been granted. Finding the first officer, in charge, he requested him to let down the corners of the mainsail immediately, because a wind was coming. There was not a minute to waste, since they were so near the cannibals now. But the officer doubted the possibility of a wind, since he couldn’t find any, but as he was still questioning Hudson’s request, he suddenly noticed that the topmost sail was beginning to tremble, indicating indeed the presence of wind. They immediately let down the mainsail, even as a great wind descended, engulfing the ship and immediately carrying them away from the dangerous reefs, much to the disappointment of the native cannibals on the beach.

John 14:13,says “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”

Prayer works. Through prayer, we engage the wind of The Spirit to carry us to our desired shores. Indeed we need the wind of The Spirit to set sail in life. Without His  wind, a man’s life will remain stagnant or much worse, drift to dangerous shores.

If therefore there has been no desired forward  movement around you, it is because His wind is missing.

Just as Jesus could not do miracles until The Spirit came upon Him, there can be no divine activity until His wind comes. The disciples were locked up in the upper room bound in fear, but when the wind of The Spirit began to blow in acts 2, they broke out into the city and took the world by storm.

Just as movement announces the Presence of the wind, supernatural occurrences assure us that God is near. Psalm 75:1 says ‘for that thy Name is near, thy wondrous works declare. Signs and wonders, are indications The Spirit has come. When He came in acts chapter 2, He brought eruptive movements, suddenly things began to happen. We need the wind of the Spirit to move our lives forward. Without His wind every life remains spiritually dormant and stagnant. It is only when He begins to move in our lives that signs and wonders begin to erupt.  It is therefore time to engage him for a forceful turnaround. Things must begin to work, our lives must go forward!   Let us therefore today take up the responsibility of maintaining a strong prayer life, as we do  signs and wonders will become the order of our day in Jesus Name. . .

PRAYER: Lord, I need the wind of  Your Spirit to begin to blow like never before in my life. I need to see your signs  and wonders manifest, I need the course of my life changed from mere drifting to supernatural progress  in Jesus Name. .

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Until you cry out in the place of prayer certain things won’t happen

– WORDBITE 222.