December 27

Revelation 1:10 (NIV)
10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

“In the Spirit”. This is a very Biblical concept that we don’t hear a lot about. John saw a lot of coot stuff in the Spirit and my thinking is that if we never get in the Spirit we will never get a glimpse of the realities of the Kingdom of God in any depth. The problem with getting “in the Spirit” is that there is no formula or directions (so to speak). Rather than teach on this, I would just like to say I want to be in the Spirit more. I know that I can “walk” in the Spirit, but I think that this was different. John took some time and shut out everything and disappeared into the Spirit. It was him and God alone and I want more of that in my life. Not only do I want to see things and hear things that I presently don’t or that are rare, but I want everything that being in the Spirit brings in me. I want to touch the garment of God, behold His radiance, hear His Word to me and walk away with that radiance. Was John regularly “in the Spirit”? I don’t know. He did have a lot of time on his hands being exiled to Patmos, but I don’t know how often. What I do know is that it is too infrequent in my life, and I want more it!