Blown Away!

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“Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

2 Peter 1:20-21

I am still fascinated when I see a hot air balloon hundreds of feet in the air moving along slowly toward its final resting place for the day. The balloon is totally at the mercy of the breeze. If the wind stops so does the balloon. If the wind moves more rapidly, so does the balloon. If the wind changes direction the balloon changes course as well. There is no way to steer a balloon to go in a direction other than the one the wind is going.

A totally committed follower of Jesus Christ is carried along by the Holy Spirit like a balloon is carried along by the wind. When you submit your life to Jesus, His Spirit sets the direction and pace for your life. You make no moves unless the Spirit moves you. You go only as fast as the Spirit of God is going.

A hot air balloon could be connected to a vehicle on the ground by a long rope or tether and move around against the wind. But the rope would soon get tangled in a wire or tree and the ride would be over, maybe tragically so.

If you are trying to tie yourself to the world below and still be carried along by the Holy Spirit you will find that you will go nowhere and the end will not be pleasant. Let go of whatever is holding you to the world and let the Holy Spirit carry you along to the place where God is leading! I suppose it is a pun, but when you find out where God is taking you in this life you will indeed be "Blown Away" for Jesus!