As I write this the winds of March are blowing and here at the church we are experiencing the wind of the Holy Ghost blowing in the midst.  As I think of how the natural winds blow away staleness, I appreciate how the spiritual wind of God can remove the staleness from us.

    The wife, about this time every year, exclaims how she can't wait to be able to open the windows of the house to air out the staleness of being shut up for so long in winter.  We also should open ourselves up to have the Spirit of the Holy Spirit to blow the staleness from our souls.

    We can become stagnant and stale in our Christian walk causing us to become complacent along with taking our salvation for granted.  With seeing the Holy Ghost and His spirit move upon so many in the congregation, it stirs up an excitement within me.  Being there when one receives of the Baptism, as He breathes into them a new breath of the Spirit, should cause each one of us to desire a new filling.

    There is but one Baptism according to Eph 4:5 but there are many infillings or refreshings.  If you have received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost but have not exercised this great gift from God or allowed Him to manifest Himself in you then you need to pray for a refreshing of that Gift.  As we allow this, the Holy Ghost, to be refreshed in us and as the move of the wind of Pentecost blows in our presence this will cause those that have yet to receive this wonderful experience to desire it.

    God does not want to come back for a stale and mediocre church.  He is expecting one that is set on fire and vibrant in the Spirit.  As we can see the wind move dirt and debris from one place to another the wind of the Holy Ghost can do this in our lives and then burn those unclean things up with the fire of Pentecost.

    Staleness and stagnation means death - nothing moving - but with the circulation of air, life is there and with the circulation of the Spirit, new life will be brought to sinners that live in a dead spiritual world.  Why keep breathing the same stale spiritual air?  Allow the wind of the Holy Ghost to blow upon you and bring a refreshing to your soul just as opening the windows of your house in spring brings pleasant, fresh, invigorating smells to your home.

    You talk about a new sweet smelling potpourri, just let the Holy Ghost remove all that spiritual staleness about you and people will be drawn to you because of the freshness of God that is in your life.  Not only this, but your testimony will become vibrant and alive again as you desire once again to share what the good Lord has done in your life.  Paul said to Timothy "Stir up the gift that lies within you" (2 Tim. 1:6).

    Thank You Lord for the moving of the Holy Ghost in our midst and we embrace Him.

                                             Your Pastor,

                                                Anthony Krummrey