Water and Spirit
Paper by: Ralph Thoren
Dated: January 17,2021
This work is dedicated to and was inspired by a conversation with a young man named Christian.
In a conversation with Christian and others the description of God came up. Obvious differences in beliefs and faith(s) were involved.
I enjoy these conversations as they challenge my abilities to contact the Holy Spirit for truth and wisdom.
What we did not agree on:
That there is one God over all. Christian stated that God has many forms. I stumbled for a moment, thinking of God as an all-powerful one God.
Christian stated that God is Love and Love comes in many forms. That, I could not refute, but wanted some time to pray and talk to the Spirit about this question.
The inspiration received:
Remember how Lord Jesus used parables to teach. This method allows natural man to look at Spiritual things in a natural way and add some understanding.
So, consider the comparison of The Spirit of God to good clean pure water. As water is required for healthy natural life, so Gods Spirit is required for healthy natural life and healthy Spiritual life.
Forms of water.
- Salt water. Certainly, contains living properties but is deadly to the natural body if consumed in large quantities.
- Alcohol enhanced water. Can give natural man a false feeling of good health, happiness, and confidence. Ultimately leads to destruction and death of the natural and Spiritual body.
- Water mixed with inferior ingredients. I.e. Soda pop, Kool aid, all sorts of concoctions. These products can appear helpful to the health, but long-term use or abuse of these products can lead to decline of natural mans health.
Forms of God/Love.
You can see where I am going with this. There are many false gods who appear to be love, but are they? The enemy uses many forms of deception and other means of trickery to confuse natural man and keep him/her from our Lord “Jesus”.
Some examples:
Romantic love. Certainly, a part of Love, but without the Spirit of God this can easily decline to the sin of lust.
Love of Money. In the USA, many follow this love, but we all know that truly this will not lead to Spiritual health. It often includes greed and coveting sins.
Love of Family. This love is a tough one as it can certainly be included in the love of God. The enemy can use this love to trick one away from Gods love. There is no doubt that within a Christian family with similar beliefs, Gods Love is enhanced as it is felt within the entire family. As I was raised, folks often said “The family that plays together, stays together.” Perhaps we could go another step. “The family that plays and prays together, stays together.” Then we can ask the question “what about the family of a different religion that plays together and prays together?” My answer could be, that family will receive the blessings of whatever entity they pray too. What that entity has to offer and can freely give. We (reborn Christians) believe in Jesus Christ through faith originally and thru truth when The Holy Spirit enters us and helps lead us. A reborn Christian does not maintain faith “just because.” We work to learn “The Truth.” We Work to Listen to “The Spirit” and we work “To keep God foremost in our thoughts”. It is by work, effort, and perseverance that we learn to Listen and Obey the Lord God.
However, with all this said, it is by Gods grace that we are saved.
Amen
Conclusion.
As a reborn Christian, Gods Holy Spirit will enter us and lead us toward pure Love. The Spirit will help us to make correct choices in our lives and ultimately help us to find the will of God for our lives.
To drink of pure water gives health and life to our natural bodies.
To Listen, hear, and act on The Spirit of Pure Love brings health, life and joy to our lives and spirit.