The Holy Spirit's presence is the first step in igniting your faith.
A few years ago, a British couple was sent to Israel to serve as missionaries.
After a few weeks, they discovered that a dove had taken up residence in the roof's eaves of their new house.
"What are your thoughts on the dove?" Bernice was asked by Sandy.
She answered, "It is like a seal from the Lord on our being in Israel." However, have you observed that the dove always flies away whenever we slam a door or begin yelling at one another? I'm terrified that the dove will go off and never return.
Sandy came to the conclusion that either we adapt to the bird or the dove adapts to us.
Both of them were aware that the dove would not adapt to them. Both of them agreed that they would adapt to the dove. Their lives were altered by this choice.
The dove is a timid and delicate bird. A thousand times more sensitive than a turtledove, however, is the Holy Spirit, who is portrayed as a dove in each of the four Gospels. The Holy Spirit is portrayed in the New Testament in a variety of ways besides the dove.
He can be represented, characterized, or viewed as wind, water, fire, and sometimes oil. However, why the dove?
Despite being a sweet bird, the dove is actually a wild bird that cannot be domesticated or trained.
It makes sense that a lot of people pray that "holy fire will fall" on them. I also pray for this. However, I question whether we really need the Dove to descend on us. Is it possible that the Dove comes first, followed by the fire?
Because John the Baptist had been instructed to wait for the dove to descend on a specific individual, he was aware that Jesus was the Messiah. There's more. The Spirit was not just supposed to descend like a dove; it was supposed to stay on him. Actually, John 1:32–33 uses the term "remain" twice.
You might have experienced the descent of the Holy Spirit. But it doesn't seem like the feeling of His presence lasts. The Holy Spirit does not abandon us. He doesn't. Therefore, it is the feeling of God that seems to rise beyond us. But the Dove stayed with Jesus. He remained. He never took off.
Why? The reason for this is because Jesus never betrayed the Holy Spirit.
The simplest thing in the universe is to grieve for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can be grieved in a variety of ways. However, resentment is at the top of the list. bitterness. It's a word that captures feelings of bitterness, rage, irritation, irritability, and even impatience. It can emerge in an instant.
It may occur when you are operating a vehicle. It's too slow for the car ahead of you. You're rushing through a grocery store. The individual in front of you is not rushing. You let out a loud sigh. You wanted the other individual to understand that you're pressed for time. They succeeded. However, the Dove also did. He simply took off.
The Holy Spirit is not worth grieving over. How often do we feel no conviction of wrongdoing at all while grieving the Spirit? Give the Lord brief updates. Turn to the Lord as soon as you feel resentment rising from you. Recall 1 John 1:9. He is dependable.
Enjoying uninterrupted company with the Holy Spirit is the aim in order to continuously sense His presence and smile.
You want the Dove to stay, after all.