- 2026: Make Room for God’s Presence
- Ruach – a wind, breath, a violent exhalation, blast of breath.
Genesis 1:2 // Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
- Pneuma – a current of air, blast of breath, a strong breeze.
John 6:63 // The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
John 14:17 // The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
- Argument & Experience
- Wind is unpredictable.
John 3:8 // Jesus answered...“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."
Acts 1:8 // “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.”
2 Corinthians 3:17-18 NLT // For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
John 20:22 // And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 4:1-5 // On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 2:12-16 // Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” 13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.” 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel
Acts 2:38-39 // Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
- Let go of fears and misconceptions
James 1:17 // Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
- Ask God to give me all that He has for me
Ezekiel 47:3-5 // As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and then led me through water that was ankle-deep. 4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist. 5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.
2 Corinthians 13:14 // May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
2 Corinthians 13:14 (MSG) // The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you.
John 16:8 (NLT) // And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
John 16:13 // But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 14:16 // And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever
