The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. -- John 3:5
I remember the day that I was born of the Spirit. What an awesome experience! The inside of me was changed! I remember standing at the window of the little house I lived in, just staring out the window and wondering how I could explain this awesome experience to others. I was so excited about my new life and longed to tell others, but to find the words was not easy.
While staring out the window, I noticed it was a windy day. As I looked up, I watched the branches of the trees sway back and forth. And in that moment is when "a thought" came to me. I knew it was the wind causing the branches to move yet the actual wind could not be seen; only the effects. I had never thought of it this way before, that we cannot actually see wind. Then it came to me! This was a brilliant way to explain about my experience of when the Spirit of God rushed into me, leaving such an effect of change soon to be seen on the outside as well. Wow! I got really excited!
Being a new Christian, I had not read much of the Bible, so little did I know that this "thought" that came to me, was also in the Word of God. When I did read it later in John 3:5, it was another great time of excitement that came upon me. I realized then, that God had communicated with me, something that came from Him before I had even seen it in His Word.
In Acts 2:3-4 Luke mentions the Spirit, with the same description of a mighty rushing wind, that came and filled all the house where they were sitting. What an awesome sight it must have been then and what spiritual power that was manifested there.
I heard a song that reminded me of this, called "Rushing Wind" by Keith Green. My husband, Don sang it once in Church. I had heard this song before but until he sang it that day, I had not really heard the words like I did on that day. Here are a few lyrics from the song:
Rushing wind blow through this temple, Blowing out the dust within
Come and breathe your breath upon me, I've been born again
Holy Spirit, I surrender; Take me where you want to go
Plant me by your living water; Plant me deep so I can grow
You see, in just the past few weeks, God, once again, has done a miraculous work within me. Although this time, it wasn't the born again experience but still it came like a rushing wind. It was this song that helped me to be able to see and explain what had taken place inside of me.
As some may know, my husband services computers for many local friends and businesses in our area. There are times when he goes to check out people's computers and he will always take along a can of compressed air. Most PC users never get inside their computers for anything unless they know what they are doing, so when my husband is the first to open them up, he sees a great accumulation of dirt and dust inside. He uses this compressed air to blow all this dust out of the computer. This helps the computer to stay cool and not overheat.
I began to think about my experience with God and realized that this was the exact picture of what God has done in me. His Spirit as a rushing wind, blew out the dust and dirt of the past, cleansing me within, bringing restoration and healing to me. Oh how refreshing!
Allowing a great amount of dirt to stay inside your computer for along time can cause problems in the computer. It is just the same in our life. There is so much dirt that we can accumulate from past hurts and if we allow them to lie dormant inside of us, we start to have major problems in our lives.
I have made this "Rushing Wind" song a prayer unto the Lord, daily asking Him to blow through this temple, blowing out the dust within. Surrender to Him now and allow Him to cleanse you of all your past hurts and pain, and bring restoration and healing to your spirit.
Connie J. Schmoll
RUSHING WIND by Keith Green
