Title Let it be the wind
let it be the wind
Text/ John 3:1-15, Acts 2:1-3
1. Introduction
We have looked into the symbolic meaning of “sunshine” and “fountain water” in the Bible over the past two weeks as we celebrate the New Year in relation to our lives. Today, I would like to share grace while meditating on the word under the theme of “Let it become a wind.”
2. Wind-Ruach (Hi) Pneuma (Hell)-Nephesh (H) Psyche (Hell)
*The Lord God formed man from the dust, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7).
*The LORD flew on a cherub, and he exalted him with the wings of the wind (Psalm 18:10)
* Sometimes a man cannot see the light of the firmament, but when the wind passes, it clears up (Job 37:21).
*As the wind blows from the south and turns to the north, and it turns and turns to and fro, and you do not know what is the way of the wind, and how the bones grow in the womb of a child, so you do not know the things of God who fulfill all things (Ecclesiastes 11). :5)
*For he who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, who shows his will to men, who makes the morning dark, and who treads on high is his name (Amos 4:13).
*Unless a man is born again of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. They do not know where they are coming or where they are going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit (John 3:1-15).
*When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23).
*When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all gathered together in one place, and suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a rushing strong wind, and filled the whole house where they were sitting, and they saw them splitting like tongues of fire, and it rested on each one, and they all saw the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Holy Spirit gave them utterance (Acts 2:1-3).
In the Korean Bible, “wind” is a translation of “ruach (hi) = pneuma (hel)” and has a very complex meaning that is translated in various ways, such as wind, breath, life, spirit, spirit, heart, and mind. word you have. However, to put it simply, “ruah = pneuma” means the breath of life (the breath of life) that Jehovah God breathed into the man made of clay, the source of reason-will-conscience-persistently burning vitality.
However, there are the words “nephesh (hi) and psyche (hel)” that are used in almost the same sense as ruach-pneuma. Ruach-pneuma has a more comprehensive and fundamental meaning, and nephesh-pneuma has a narrower personal-individuality. -Subjective- This is a word used when referring to a specific spirit-soul-mind subject to certain restrictions (Reference: Old Testament Theological Dictionary, Ha, Jordan Publishing House, pp. 1046-1048. New Testament Theological Dictionary, Jordan Publishing, pp. 979-999)
3. “Let it be the wind”
first. In the Bible, wind symbolizes cosmic energy-power and mystery. God caused a wind to blow over the earth, and the waters receded (Genesis 8:1). The wind of the Lord brought quails from the sea (Numbers 11:31). The Lord caused the wind, and the sea covered them, and they were violent. It was submerged like lead in water (Exodus 15:10). A strong wind broke the mountains and crushed the rocks before the LORD (1 Kings 19:11). The LORD flew on a cherub and lifted him up with the wings of the wind (Ps 18). :10), as you do not know the way of the wind, so you do not know the things of God who make all things happen (Ecclesiastes 11:5).
second. The Bible says that in the beginning God formed man from dust and breathed into his nostrils the breath of God (ruah), and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). As we saw earlier, the ruach is the wind-breath of the body and the wind-life force of the soul. It is said that a person can be healthy only when the body breathes and the soul breathes. The breath of the body is the wind and the breath of the soul, and the breath of the soul brings the Holy Spirit into the heart-soul-mind.
That is why the Bible compares the Holy Spirit to the divine wind having a person. The Holy Spirit, like a strong and rushing wind, came upon them over the 120 gates gathered in the upper room on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-3). Jesus said to Nicodemus, those who are born of the Holy Spirit are like the wind (John 3:8). Breathe out and receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:22).
What does it mean?
It is said that those who live with the Holy Spirit who is like the holy wind with personalities live with the cosmic power and the mysterious power of faith. It means that I live in a booth or in a palace or wherever my Lord Jesus is served, knowing that it is the kingdom of heaven, and I can do all things through Him who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13). It means to live crying out to all the world that I am.
third. Then how can we receive the Holy Spirit? The Bible speaks of the presence of the Holy Spirit in many ways. Daniel and his three friends who prayed together as a spirit of wisdom (Daniel 2:14-24), as a spirit of communication to those gathered in Mark's upper room (Acts 2:1-3), and to those who repent and have their sins forgiven He was present as the spirit of salvation (Acts 2:38) and as a spirit of enlightenment to the Cornelius family who longed for the word (Acts 10:44).
But above all else, Jesus gave us the secret of receiving the Holy Spirit through “the parable of a friend who cries for bread in the middle of the night” (Luke 11:5-13). “If you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” Those who live by the Holy Spirit live with power. Like the wind that doesn't get caught in a net, like a lion that isn't startled by loud noises, they live free and healthy.
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