Quick Thoughts

When a person receives the Holy Spirit it is described as a treasure in an earthen vessel. (2Corinthians 4:7) And, when a person receives the Holy Spirit it is for the purpose to show the life of Jesus that is now in them. (2Corinthinas 4:6-11) Jesus Christ is the Word of God made flesh. The Word of God is the only true light that is everlasting and reveals to us the very nature and plan of God. Jesus Christ, in his life on earth, demonstrated to us genuine humility, obedience, compassion and service. As a result of this, Jesus was exalted to sit on the right hand of His Father. At times a Spirit-filled person may have moments of difficulty and find it is a struggle between the frailties of the earthen vessel as opposed to the power of the treasure inside. (Romans 7:18-25) Through prayer in the Spirit, fellowship, reading God’s Word and speaking to others about God’s Word, a Spirit-filled person is well able to truly show the life of Jesus Christ in them as the treasure inside shines forth.

Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

God’s Word is full of treasure. The Holy Spirit gives us the word of knowledge and of wisdom. Spirit-filled people are encouraged not to just scratch the surface but to dig deep into God’s Word to find the real treasure of revelations that are in the Word of God.

These were the words of Jesus Christ at a time when His disciples were in the midst of a storm whilst travelling by boat. Even though the storm ceased and the waters calmed when the Lord uttered these words, He wasn’t saying them to the storm. He was saying them to His disciples who could only see the problem and were feeling anxious and fearful. This is a wonderful message to God’s people that no matter what ‘storm’ of life they find themselves in, Jesus Christ is right with them by His Holy Spirit. This understanding is where the true peace that passes understanding emanates from and the God-given ability to ‘be still’ is in faith and trust that the Lord will never leave nor forsake us.