Let The Wind Blow Without Delay

John 3:1-3, 8
1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
I want to talk to you about this WIND.  By the way, the word WIND and SPIRIT is the same word.

PNEUMA – Breath of God.

This was the same WIND that hovered over the face of the earth.
The same WIND that the prophet Ezekiel was told to prophecy to.
The same WIND that started blowing on that Valley of Dry bones.

This breath of God is why you are born-again.

The new birth is NOT the end of what God is doing, but the very beginning.

So this is NOT a one-time experience.

The wind of God’s spirit is constantly blowing and we need the continual infilling, indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.

WIND IS A TRANSFORMING FORCE.
Wind transforms the landscape.

The constant blowing of the wind picks up dirt, sand, rocks and even trash and over time transforms the appearance of the land (i.e. Thurs. morning) Windstorm.  It’s called wind erosion.

Church, in our best effort we still are not where we need to be spiritually.

He is working on us, changing us, transforming us.
Christ is being formed in us!

We need the wind of God blowing in our lives to pick up the junk and carry it out.

We need to let the wind rearrange some things.

THE WIND BLOWS WHERE IT WILLS.

Too many people don’t want the wind, they only want salvation.
They don’t want to change.  Let God blow some things out of your life.

THIS WIND IS A POWER GENERATING FORCE.

On Wolfe Island we have windmills built to generate power (electricity).

Wind, for centuries, carried ships and boats across oceans.  The WIND of God blowing in you life will empower you.

Zechariah 4:6
So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:
‘
Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’

Says the Lord of hosts.

Colossians 1:29
To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel”, “but first BE FILLED WITH HOLY SPIRIT”.

WAIT, until you’re endued with power from on high.

Holy Spirit was sent to empower them for service. 
The baptism of Holy Spirit is NOT a Pentecostal thing or a Charismatic thing.  IT ‘S A CHURCH THING.

Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong