THE WIND OF CHANGE

                    

“And suddenly there came a sound from HEAVEN as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting” ACTS 2v2.

By the special grace of the almighty GOD, I will be sharing with you the mystery behind the wind which we have not taking serious in transporting both our prayers and answers respectively.

First of all, I will like for you to appreciate the fact that there is no voice without air or breath, in like manner there is no rain without the blowing of wind, talking about fire without wind is just a Childs play. Hence, the wind cannot be captured saying; now I have gotten it. Also the wind transports a lot of things visible and invisible, useful and useless, beneficial and harmful, so much.

Furthermore, when the wind blows, so many good things happen. For example in Numbers 11v31-32, the wind blew and there was supernatural supply of meat, in Ezekiel 37vs1-10, the wind blew and corpses became a mighty army, also in Exodus 14vs21, the wind blew and a way was paved a way in the red sea. Why am I telling you all these? It is simply because every wind blowing around you does one thing or the other.

When we look at the 3rd verse of that chapter from where we took our text, it reads;

"And they were all filled with the HOLY SPIRIT and began to speak with other tongues, as the SPIRIT gave them utterance" ACTS 2v3

You will discover that all you need to access the blessings of the LORD as well as His plans and purpose for your life is the person of the HOLY SPIRIT. It’s not good enough that you access HIS blessings outside HIS plans and purpose route for our lives. And because HE is a person it requires that we build a relationship with HIM the same way we make friends.

 WHY DO WE NEED THE HOLY SPIRIT?

In an epistle I wrote some time ago about the father-son relationship I said somebody might just be asking, what is the need for the HOLY SPIRIT in accessing blessings as well as the plans and purpose of GOD for our lives but hear this;

                                                  

"But you shall receive power when the HOLY SPIRIT has come upon you and you shall be witnesses to ME in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth” Acts 1v8

You will agree with me that the major component needed in any contest of life is Power, for instance you need power to get wealth Deuteronomy 8v18, because power from the science definition is the ability to do work. This you see in manifestation as the timid Peter takes on the podium to preach in Acts 2v14. Man minus power is useless and there is no way he wouldn't malfunction.

From Acts 1v8 you will discover that the access to power is the person of the Holy Spirit.

                 

 HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT COME?

I have intentionally made my answers to each question brief because I want you to grasp them. Before we see how the Holy Spirit comes, let’s see how to invite His person. Hear this;

"…they were all with one accord in one accord” Acts2v1

This simply means that we must be without doubt in our heart because only a single minded person will get anything from God, James 1v7. The Holy Spirit has different ways of moving but we will be limiting our study to His appearance as a rushing mighty wind. Hence, the atmosphere under which you pray or live determines to a very large extent whether or not you receive answers or not.

One of the facts we must take note of is that the devil and his entourage operates through the wind. For instance, whenever they want to inflict a person, the wind is used as a medium of reaching that person, if not! How possible would it have being to inflict somebody abroad from home? This is an unraveled mystery that the church today as ignored and the devil is taking advantage of.

The wind is a vital force through which you can reach God because His Spirit moves through it. This mystery cannot be over emphasized because just as important as air is to the surviving of man, so also is the place of wind in accessing God and vice-versa.

Conclusively, the wind or air is where you are. It can't be captured. So, wherever the wind is can be accessed by God. There is nobody God cannot touch but He needs you to take notice of Him first then He will reach for you. In other words acknowledge that He is your Help just like the two blind men responded to Jesus’ question in Matthew 9v28;

“…Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord”

And Jesus healed them by their response. Every road block if life is a question mark on your faith. So you must constantly be without fear and faith-full in the ability of God to conquer your circumstance, Mark 5v36. So, all you need to live is at your reach, just use it. The presence of the wind is an assurance of God’s ever abiding presence.

N.B His presence does not mean He will attend to all, He will only attend to those who acknowledged, receive and believe in Him. I said earlier on that everything remains a mystery until it is unraveled through knowledge. You must appreciate His presence. The wind carries change everywhere it goes. Take advantage of the wind to make demands that will not only affect your personal lives but your world as a whole.

THE TWO SIDES OF THE WIND

Worthy of note is also a fact that the effect of the wind could be in two major ways and it could be either positive or negative. A very good example could be found in 2Kings 5; the wind blew healing on Naaman while it blew leprosy on Gehazi. Also in 2Kings 7v17; the same wind which brought about abundance for a famished people brought death for the Minister for economics. So it is exclusively a matter of choice. What do you want?

Jesus asked blind Bartemeus;

“…What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?” Mark 10v51

One would have thought, at least Jesus could see that he was blind. He should know that sight will be most important to him now. But because one man’s meat could be another’s poison. And what is important to you might just be the least on my list of needs so; He had to ask him what he wanted Him to do for him.

Your choice plays a very vital role in the type of wind you command your way. Knowing that your choice will instigate your actions of faith which will eventually deliver the results you were gunning for.

So, if you belong to the groups of those who have not accepted Him say this prayer; LORD JESUS, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM A SINNER, PLEASE FORGIVE ME ALL. I HEREBY CONFESS YOU AS MY LORD AND PERSONAL SAVIOR TODAY. THANK YOU LORD BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE ACCEPTED ME. HELP ME NOT TO GO BACK TO MY OLD WAYS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN"

Congratulations, now you can reach for Him and enjoy the wind of change blowing endlessly around you, as available as the wind is, so is He.GOD BLESS YOU.