“THE! WIND!”

John 3:8                                                           (ESV)

“”THE WIND” blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with EVERYONE WHO IS BORN OF THE SPIRIT."

The third chapter book of John is probably one of the most quoted in the Bible, if for no other reason, the sixteenth verse.  While led to write about being BORN AGAIN (John 3:7) recently, I was “exposed” to John 3:8, AND IT WILL NOT LET ME GO!  For me, John 3:8 has always been a verse that was between other verses that never was studied to the degree that some others were.  But over the past few days the LORD has caused my mind to be reminded of other Scriptures about “THE WIND” that are very interesting!  

When JESUS was in the hull of the ship, HE was “sleeping” and a storm arose with strong winds.  In Luke 9:24 it is written “And they went and woke HIM, saying, "MASTER, MASTER, we are perishing!" And HE awoke and rebuked “THE WIND” and the raging waves, and they ceased, and THERE WAS a CALM”.  The disciples were afraid of “THE WIND” and so they went running to the MASTER OF “THE WIND”!  

In Acts 2:2 Scripture states “And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a MIGHTY RUSHING WIND, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting”. JESUS was crucified on Passover.  Many believe that Pentecost is 50 days later.  Whenever the day was, it was signified by a MIGHTY RUSHING WIND passing through the crowd.  “THE WIND” gave evidence that the HOLY SPIRIT was present at Pentecost.  

Did you ever wonder why the unbelievers didn’t acknowledge that the HOLY SPIRIT was moving during Pentecost?  Could it be that they were not part of EVERYONE WHO IS BORN OF THE SPIRIT?  1 Corinthians 2:14 says “The natural person does not accept the things of the SPIRIT of GOD, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.”  Maybe they could not SEE the things of the SPIRIT OF GOD because they SPIRITUALLY BLIND?  

“THE WIND” blows where it wishes, for humans can’t prescribe a WIND whenever they want it.  Neither can humans determine when certain events will happen in our lives.  When we finally understand that ALMIGHTY GOD controls our future???  Only then can we TRUST that HE will provide “THE WIND” when we need it!!!