Who is Jesus? #139

“The fullness of Him who fills everything is every way.” Back in Jesus’ day boats were propelled by either oars or wind or maybe both. I guess on a windless day the oars had better be handy or you would lose your source of income if you were a fisherman.

Have you been caught out in the lake of life without any wind? If so, have you tried rowing your own boat and reached the point of exhaustion? You have tried everything while the sail remains limp…lifeless. I remember being out on Lake Fork in East Texas on a windy day fishing with a friend. As the wind grew stronger and stronger, we decided it was time to get off the lake. My buddy pulled the rope, the engine roared, but we went nowhere – a sheered pin. There was an oar in the boat and guess who got to row while his buddy worked on the pin? We were going nowhere fast against that wind. We needed the power of the engine which we were able to fix with a little bit of creativity and finally made it to the dock.

We do get stuck in life from time to time without any power. There was a time when Jesus was trying to power-up his associates - probably because he knew what was ahead of them. Here is what John says:

        “And with that he breathed on them and said,
           ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’ (John 20:22).”

He breathed and they were filled! He breathes and we are filled!! Our life is driven to its destination by the wind of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. I can’t imagine why we have spent so much time arguing about the Spirit rather than being empowered by His presence?

If your life seems to be going nowhere, and all of us have experienced that at some point in our lives, let Jesus breathe into your life His Spirit and watch the effects of billowed, rather than limp, sails. He will get you where you need to go, if you are full.