#2 Jesus Baptizes IN + WITH the Spirit



Much of my life has been spent in the water. Aside from the last few summers spent surrounded by water on the delta, I grew up spending every summer on the lake. I spent every waking moment of the summer time swimming, wakeboarding, playing water polo, surfing, etc. Countless moments of my life have been the jumping off of the ledge of a pool or dock into the water, and being fully immersed.

Oh how I long to continually be fully immersed in the Holy Spirit like this.

By His grace Jesus comes on the scene and gives "Keeps On" giving us His Holy Spirit - Life itself!! This is His nature. Jesus pours out His Spirit again and again and again. I pray that I could feel this immersion in and with the Spirit every single day, just as and greater than the immersion of jumping into the water.

Lord take away the part of me  that isn't ready for your full effusion. Lord take away that part of me that is not willing to be fully dunked in you spirit. Amen.

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