Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest?’ Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
—John 4:35
Has harvest time come? Are you present, prepared, and praising Jesus? You receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit just as you received Jesus as your Savior—by faith. This experience is the unshakeable assurance of the purity you have received in Jesus. It is pure fellowship with Him, a joy so unspeakable that only comes from experiencing His glory.
Have you wondered what you might encounter in the Holy Spirit? Have you invited Him? He may come as a mighty rushing wind, but most often He comes as a gentleman, filling you with an indescribable love.
Don’t judge any spiritual gift the Holy Spirit gives you. Don’t retreat from unfamiliar experiences to the comfort of tradition. If your tradition hasn’t taught what you experience in the Spirit, your gift may falter and never bear fruit. Run to Scripture with your experience. Let Scripture evaluate it and be the final Word. The Holy Spirit will resolve conflicting perspectives in your mind and reveal the truth.
When you encounter Jesus in all His glory, religion gives way to the fullest of relationships. You are in Him, and He is in you. When you exercise the gift the Spirit has imparted, you are exercising Jesus. You are exercising the Word. Your faith grows stronger. Jesus pours Himself into you and through you into the lives of others who are hungry to receive as you have freely received.
Experience. Tradition. Scripture. Reason. Evaluate your life in Jesus. If you are sowing the Word, you are preparing yourself to receive a fruitful harvest. Lift up your eyes. The field is ripe for reaping. Be present and praising Jesus.
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