Receiving Things

The processes by which we receive things from the Spirit seem to be a little different, depending on the gift: we gain knowledge, but we discover truth. We obtain abundant life. I think that there may be an indication there of which things come by standing in the right place at the right time, compared to which ones must be carved from a mine with a pick or a drill.

Sometimes it maybe is just at an appointed time that the blessing comes, like when Pentecost had fully arrived, and the Holy Spirit rested on the head of each person who was present in the upper room. Other times, Jesus’ instructions to pray and never faint, like the persistent widow make clear the only path to gaining what we want or need.

As always, the deduction I make is, “Ask the Spirit.” He will show you how to gain what He has prepared for you to possess. Ask Him how to pray. Ask Him what to do, or where to be, or with whom. Then do what He says.

Like the king’s servant in the story of Esther, He knows what pleases the King, and how to approach Him with your plea. He wants you to be the best you there ever was or will be. Ask Him how to be awesome.

… for although the law was given through Moses,
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
(John 1:17 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©)