THE FIERY SPIRIT - Coptic Orthodox Electronic Publishing

“I will open rivers in desolate heights, and fountains in
the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of
water, and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the
wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, the myrtle and the oil
tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine and
the box tree together, That they may see and know, and
consider and understand together, that the hand of the Lord
has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it” (Isa.
41:18-20).
Do not complain, my dear friend with the people of
Israel, but rather meditate on the stricken rock, or on the
Crucified Lord and enjoy the gift of the Holy Spirit for you
through His people or His church. The first sermon Peter
delivered after Jesus’ ascension was, “Repent, and let everyone
of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”(Acts
2:38).
My dear friend why do you thirst?
Examine your heart, and you will discover the sealed
spring within you!
Enjoy the gift of the Spirit who dwells in you!
The Spirit is yearning to work in you!
To convict you of your sins, and bestow on you
repentance and forgiveness.
He will fill you with joy and peace.
Come to Him! Come closer to Him and be quenched!
Come along for repentance and confession!
Ask Him to work in you!
AN INVITATION FOR HOLINESS!
At the beginning of the journey of the children of Israel,
through the wilderness, God gave them water out of the rock in
Horeb. (Exod. 17) On their approach to the Promised Land
God presented them with water from Kadesh (Exod. 20).
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