God is all powerful, and He shows Himself in symbolism. If humans were to cease to praise Him, then even "the stones will cry out" (Luke 19:40). Wow! Glory and Power and Honor belong to God!
"The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.
Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge." Psalm 19:1-2
Creation is testifying to God's personality, His might and His power. Thunder is, for me, a symbol of God's power.
"After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back." Job 37:4
The voice of God is thunderous; it is a continual thundering like the "roar of rushing waters". The presence of God accompanies and surrounds His voice. This is the Spirit of the Lord manifesting Himself. God has all power and all creation at His disposal. And He uses His power to glorify Himself! He wants us to "taste and see" that He is good.
To follow this analogy, if thunder, alongside electricity, symbolise God's Spirit, then we need to "plug in" to God to stay "charged". We need to enter into God's glory, with mediation with His son, and refresh our spiritual batteries. We need to be purified and draw near to the electric love of God so that "times of refreshing" can come to us.
Today God gave me a vision where I was taken into a giant lightbulb. I instinctively knew that the inner coils represented the Holy Spirit in me. The inspiration of these coils gave insight, truth, and creative witness. In other words, the Holy Spirit makes "the light bulbs turn on" and brings together the truth within us. I saw through the vision that the same Spirit gives many ideas and expresses Jesus in many different ways. His power works as electricity, and He gives vibrant life to our inner beings.
The empty space within the lightbulb represented close surroundings. The space around us is within the scope of this part of the lightbulb. This space was filled with the presence of God. My body was represented as nearest the inner coil (symbolizing the Holy Spirit within), though other things can come into contact with me, too.
Finally, the glass casing, or outside edge, of the glass bulb represented the fullest extent of our influence. It represented the people and things we come into contact with. More than that, this shell represented our spiritual territory. Akin to a tent, this casing symbolized our outer circle of influence on those things around us. God wants us to expand our tents (Isaiah 54:2) as a new measure of the Spirit is given. He wants to give us more spiritual power for His namesake!
From the vision, I understood that the Lord wants His inner light to shine brightly in us. He wants His presence to emanate through us, for our tents to be expanded and our casing to be pushed out. He wants to include others in our blessings as He works through us. As we allow Him to become an all consuming fire, His Spirit will give us new ways to glorify Jesus--new, creative ways to demonstrate God. He wants us to bring others into the fold and use the power He's given us to feed His lambs.
Finally, nonbelievers outside of our area of influence should see the love of God reflected by our lives. We need to have His passions and bear good fruit from Him, so that they can see from the outside the Glory of God revealed, and long to come near it. It is God's work to draw them in, but it is our work to shine brightly. And we can obtain more of this electricity, more of this light from God, if we spend time "recharging" our spiritual batteries and getting filled with the Spirit.
"The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.
Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge." Psalm 19:1-2
Creation is testifying to God's personality, His might and His power. Thunder is, for me, a symbol of God's power.
"After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back." Job 37:4
The voice of God is thunderous; it is a continual thundering like the "roar of rushing waters". The presence of God accompanies and surrounds His voice. This is the Spirit of the Lord manifesting Himself. God has all power and all creation at His disposal. And He uses His power to glorify Himself! He wants us to "taste and see" that He is good.
To follow this analogy, if thunder, alongside electricity, symbolise God's Spirit, then we need to "plug in" to God to stay "charged". We need to enter into God's glory, with mediation with His son, and refresh our spiritual batteries. We need to be purified and draw near to the electric love of God so that "times of refreshing" can come to us.
Today God gave me a vision where I was taken into a giant lightbulb. I instinctively knew that the inner coils represented the Holy Spirit in me. The inspiration of these coils gave insight, truth, and creative witness. In other words, the Holy Spirit makes "the light bulbs turn on" and brings together the truth within us. I saw through the vision that the same Spirit gives many ideas and expresses Jesus in many different ways. His power works as electricity, and He gives vibrant life to our inner beings.
The empty space within the lightbulb represented close surroundings. The space around us is within the scope of this part of the lightbulb. This space was filled with the presence of God. My body was represented as nearest the inner coil (symbolizing the Holy Spirit within), though other things can come into contact with me, too.
Finally, the glass casing, or outside edge, of the glass bulb represented the fullest extent of our influence. It represented the people and things we come into contact with. More than that, this shell represented our spiritual territory. Akin to a tent, this casing symbolized our outer circle of influence on those things around us. God wants us to expand our tents (Isaiah 54:2) as a new measure of the Spirit is given. He wants to give us more spiritual power for His namesake!
From the vision, I understood that the Lord wants His inner light to shine brightly in us. He wants His presence to emanate through us, for our tents to be expanded and our casing to be pushed out. He wants to include others in our blessings as He works through us. As we allow Him to become an all consuming fire, His Spirit will give us new ways to glorify Jesus--new, creative ways to demonstrate God. He wants us to bring others into the fold and use the power He's given us to feed His lambs.
Finally, nonbelievers outside of our area of influence should see the love of God reflected by our lives. We need to have His passions and bear good fruit from Him, so that they can see from the outside the Glory of God revealed, and long to come near it. It is God's work to draw them in, but it is our work to shine brightly. And we can obtain more of this electricity, more of this light from God, if we spend time "recharging" our spiritual batteries and getting filled with the Spirit.
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