It went “buzz-z-z,” followed by three tones that counted– one, two, three. Over and over it was clearly imprinted on the hiker’s brain. Coming out of the forest he went directly to the computer. It took only a few moments to identify the call as that of the golden-winged warbler. He had never seen a golden winged warbler, but he knew without a doubt where one lived. He went back to the forest the next day and the call came again from the very same place. “Aha, if I am patient, maybe I will see this elusive bird,” the hiker thought.
We have never seen the Holy Spirit, but we do know without a doubt where He lives. In Ephesians 5:18 Paul writes of his desire that his readers be filled with the Spirit. It is through the Spirit that Christ dwells within us. In John 3 Jesus speaks of the reality of the Spirit, not by seeing it, but by seeing what it does.
It produces major changes in our lives and fruit is produced—the fruit of affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity, a willingness to stick with things, and a sense of compassion in the heart…” Galatians 5:22
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 27, 2004
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