The River Gushes

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Pages 21-28 of River Dwellers

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

I find it extremely exciting that God promises to pour out his Spirit on all people (Acts2:16). He says that he will pour it out on all people and they will prophesy, have visions and dream dreams. Uh… yes. Sign me up!

This outpouring, which is for all of us, is meant to empower us to share His love with all of those around us. And yes, that ‘all’ means you. God promises to pour out His Spirit on you.

Questions:

1. Have you been “baptized” by the Holy Spirit? If no, what is stopping you from asking God for this?

2. Do you need a new filling of the Holy Spirit? Were you once empowered, but the glow has faded?

Exercise:

Write down your favorite Holy Spirit experience, even if you are not sure if it was a “baptism”. I encourage you to write down any experience you have had with the Holy Spirit. And I encourage you to not skip out on this or to just do the exercise in your head. There is something that happens when you take a pen or pencil and write out these experiences. Details will come to your mind which you may have forgotten about and there is a good chance that the Holy Spirit will speak to you as you are writing this out.

I am praying that the Lord will impact you through this exercise.