In Romans 8, the word...
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In Romans 8, the word "spirit" is used twenty times. It speaks of power. The Hebrew
word for "spirit" is ruach or wind. And just as wind has unusual power, the
power of the Spirit could transform and bring an unusual power to God's work and
message. Pentecost forever stands out as the time of the indwelling presence and power
of the Holy Spirit. We are reminded of this in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit comes as the
sound of a rushing wind. The still, small voice of 1 Kings is helpful:
And he said, "Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by." Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake and after the earthquake there was a fire but the Lord was not in the fire and after the fire a sound of sheer silence.
-- 1 Kings 19:11-12
And he said, "Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by." Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake and after the earthquake there was a fire but the Lord was not in the fire and after the fire a sound of sheer silence.
-- 1 Kings 19:11-12
