Spiritual Heat

by Michael Brown

I’m sitting at my desk in my cold office writing this entry. I’m cold because, unfortunately, my heating unit went out! Perhaps there’s nothing colder than a house with a busted heating unit in the winter time! Though a temporary inconvenience, this frustrating episode did get me thinking about a sermon I recently heard.

The sermon focused on the work of the Holy Spirit. In this dynamic sermon, the speaker addressed how the Holy Spirit intercedes for us in our prayer life. The speaker explained the teaching of Romans 8:26-27 and provided powerfully clear teaching on the Spirit’s expressing the intimate thoughts of our hearts to God the Father. What a comforting thought.

When my heating unit ceased functioning, the house gradually grew quite cold. Imagine the spiritual temperature of a person in whom the Holy Spirit does not dwell! There is no warmth because the light of God is absent. There is no sharing of genuine life because there is no union with God. Perhaps more frightening is the thought of Christians who refuse to honor their “temple” – the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit for the believer. An unkempt temple works against His divine purpose. How hindered are the prayers of that Christian! How cold that Christian will become!

I expect the repairman to be here shortly to get this heating unit back on track. It’s still under a maintenance agreement – something I make sure I keep up-to-date. By the way Christians, as long as we live, we are still under God’s maintenance agreement. If you sense that spiritual heat has left your life, call on the Father to renew your spirit. Let’s keep the Holy Spirit’s temple as it ought to be so that we can enjoy the heat of His presence.

Stay Faithful!

Doc B.

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