The Sound of a Gentle Blowing
“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”
Jesus could do nothing on His own initiative.
John 16:13
“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.”
Jesus listened for the voice of the Spirit who told Him what to say and what to do.
John 15:5
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”
You and I can do nothing on our own initiative without Jesus.
John 14:16, 17
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.”
You and I must learn to listen for the voice of the Spirit who will tell us what to say and what to do.
But how do we listen for the voice of the Spirit?
1 Kings 19:11-13
So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
You and I must learn to listen for the sound of a gentle blowing like Elijah did and a voice came to him. And when we hear the sound of a gentle blowing the voice of the Spirit will come to us and He will tell us what to say and what to do just as He told Jesus and Elijah what to say and what to do.
John 14:26
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you”.
John 16:13, 14
“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.”
When you and I learn to listen for the sound of a gentle blowing the Spirit will guide us into all the truth, teach us all things and disclose to us what is to come.
So…
Have you heard the sound of a gentle blowing?
For more on the Spirit please see: The Holy Spirit
