10:43 PM (PST) - My colleague Stevan asked me a question tonight before going to bed, something like, “how is the ‘latter rain’ going to be more/different than it was in Jesus’ life?” To further clarify the Holy Spirit (a divine being in the God head) was promised by Jesus to be a part of our life (John 14:15-21). The Bible teaches that followers of Jesus are to serve God will all their heart, body, and mind. We are to hold nothing back. We are to empty ourselves of self (I apologize this is all Christian-speak and this time I may leave some of you in the dark---if you want more information please email me). The more fully surrendered we are to God and emptied of self, the more we can be filled with the Holy Spirit.
So if Jesus was 100% filled with the Holy Spirit (and He was), then how can we be more filled? How can we receive more of the Holy Spirit during the “latter rain”? That’s the question Stevan was asking as I understand it.
Let me use to illustrations to explain my current musings. First, when it rain’s this can happen in two main ways: amount, and coverage. Let me explain, it can pour or sprinkle. That language explains the amount of rain (or density). Then it can also rain all over town, or a region, or it can rain in only one spot (i.e. a field, parking lot, or any distinct area). This would be coverage (or how wide spread the rain stretched or expanded).
We could also talk about the stock market. You can buy a stock for $10 in Nike and I can buy a stock for $10 in Apple iPhone. The we wait a year and sell our stocks. You sell yours for $50 and I sell mine for $1000. We both spent the same amount of money but we each got a different return.
I believe it is this sort of phenomenon that will make the “latter rain” different. Jesus was filled 100% with the Holy Spirit, we understand that on the day of Pentecost every believe who was in the house was totally filled with the Holy Spirt (Acts 2:1-4), and before Jesus comes again His people will be totally filled, but things will look different. We aren’t better, but we see a much greater manifestation than has ever been seen. The return will be higher (tell me if you get my pun).
11:17 PM (PST).
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