The Indwelling Spirit

These last few days I’ve been thinking about this verse: “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water” (Jn 4:10).

Of course, this living water isn’t just a pretty metaphor, or a nice little feeling on the inside during worship in the church or while driving. It’s God. It’s the Holy Spirit, the Indwelling Spirit. Later on, John explains that living water is God, the Holy Spirit (Jn 7:39). Water is a great analogy for the Spirit, b/c He isn’t just about power (anointing oil). He’s about survival, health, thriving. I’ve been praying, “Jesus, You who exercise authority over the Spirit, give me of Him. I want to drink living waters from Him.”

The wonderful thign of course is that the water the Spirit gives me is knowledge of Jesus. Last night I was thinking, “God loves to obey God! He is so humble, so meek!” Jesus never spoke a word or did anything w/o seeing the Father do it first, and the Spirit never says a word except that which He hears the Father and the Son speak. God actually exercises authority over God and God loves to be under the authority of God. I’m sure I don’t really get it, but it just feels so wonderful to actually have some understanding of the Trinity for real, for like the first time in my life. I want more.
Therefore, I feel great. I want to shout I know God, even though I don’t. (The book of Job tells me so). In Your sight, O God, I am great b/c I am the chosen one to be Your dwelling place forever. The stars they don’t move You. Waves can’t undo You. Mountains in their splendor, they cannot steal Your heart. This God who is holy, perfect in beauty, awesome in glory, is ravished by my heart. And though I’m dark You say I’m lovely, though I’m poor You say I’m beautiful. Somehow my weak love, has overwhelmed You. Somehow my weak glance, it has stolen away Your heart! This is so awesome and wonderful!

Thank You for the blood of Jesus.