Verse and Thought: The Wind of God

“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 all who are born of the Spirit.”

-John 3v8

Thought: Who can know the mind of God? Who can anticipate His next move? “Our God is in the heavens, He does all that He pleases” (Psalm 115v3). The Lord is just and sovereign over all the earth. Like the wind, you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes nor where it goes. Who has come before the throne of God and said, “Come my way, that I might know You.” Before Abraham trusted the Lord, did not God come to him; did not God pursue him? 

It is God who has elected the sons of obedience from among the tainted files of wicked traitors once before. Did God not from out of the dust of the earth make man that man might know Him? In John 2, at the Passover Feast in Jerusalem many believed in Jesus’ name when they saw the signs that He was doing. But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, because He knew all that was in man.

I have prayed for friends and family that they might receive the Spirit, but the Spirit is not tamed. He is free, moving about where He pleases. I hear Him and I feel His touch, but He is swift. Conviction, is His weapon of choice. With a sharp edged and clean thrust the Spirit prunes the heart of man. In the depths of man’s depravity the Spirit washes. The Spirit shines light in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. 

The Spirit of God shines forth from the Son of man. In Jesus is life, and this life is the light of men. He is the true light, which enlightens everyone. To all who were enlightened, who have trusted in the Son of man, He gave the right to become children of God. And this is key: “who were born not of blood nor the will of the flesh nor the will of man, but of God (John 1:13)”.

The Spirit gives life to whom He wills. The Spirit enlightens whomever He wills and you cannot tell Him what to do or where to go. He does as He pleases, in whom He pleases for the glory of God and their eternal joy.