YOU, FATHER, COME LIKE THE WIND

“The wind [Spirit] blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
John 3:8 (NASB)

I am in a small, quiet place on a dark and cloudy day. A blustery day, where the winds move across the terrain, the branches bow down, the dust swirls around me and the clouds run away at the force of the wind and yet I cannot see the wind. The foreboding clouds darken the room I am in and I ask “Are You here in this dark place Father?” and He answers me; “I am here like the wind.” And I recall John 3:8 where Jesus likened the movement of the wind to the working of His Spirit in our lives and I begin to listen as He draws me the parallels. Come; join us in our whispered conversation...

“I, your Father am like the wind; in this present life you cannot see the wind, but you can take note as its power moves across the place you are. For now, you cannot see Me with your earthly eyes, but you can discern Me moving upon the topography of your life and in the lives of those around you; but one day, dear one, you will look upon My face and comprehend the matchless love I have for you!

You cannot touch the wind, but you can feel when it has come near and you can sense when My sweet presence has descended upon you!

You cannot hear the voice of the wind, but you can listen as it whips the landscape all around you. You may not audibly hear Me speak, and yet daily, My melodious voice rings clearer and truer than any human expression that has lighted upon your ears. And one day, My beloved, you will hear My voice calling you to Myself and on that day you will recognize it, for it will be distinguished above all others!

You can try to fight the wind but its unseen strength is too much for you and at times it drives you to places you may be loathe to trod. And likewise My matchless power is far, far mightier than you, so for Love’s sake, choose to yield to My movement in your life, even when I guide you to places and seasons you dread to go. There is no need to fear My dear, for where I send you, I will go too.

You do not fully understand the wind and yet it is always with you, kicking up without a moment’s notice. It abides continually, sometimes to the point that you forget all about it. For all of the continual care and kindness that I have showered upon you, do you grow complacent for Me as well?”  

Perish our ways O Lord that might allow a carelessness of You dear Papa! May we never grow so familiar with You that we lose our awe and wonder of Your supreme, majestic self! O Mighty One let us see Your workings, let us sense Your movement in our lives and discern Your sweet presence! Let us be touched by Your constant attendance and may we hear Your familiar voice calling us to Your lovely self! We acknowledge that the storms in our lives have been filtered through Your divine love and we willingly yield to Your incomparable power. Come waft across the obscuring clouds of our brief lives, O Blessed Redeemer, blow afresh upon our dry and dusty hearts and bring the much needed rain and refreshing to our weary souls. Father, come like the wind! Amen