“When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground.” Psalm 104:30
My reflection to start the new year must be one of praise. Praise cries from my heart to be released upon the whole world. If only the world could open themselves to the Holy Spirit, the change would be immense. The baptism the Spirit could rain into souls would set the world ablaze.
Our prayer should be for this baptism and indwelling of the Holy Spirit upon the whole of the world and all souls. But, we must start right here within our own heart and soul. We must ask the Lord Jesus to set His Holy Spirit upon our own heart. To ask the Holy Spirit to enflame our soul, heart and mind with His Holy Baptism. That the Holy Spirit may set loose all His gifts within us so that we may be impassioned to go out as sparks to the dry hearts around us setting them on fire.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is real and can happen 1,000 times worth of what occurred in the upper room 2,000 years ago. But, we must open the door and ask Him to come.
The change in the world starts within me and you.