A New Transition

Promises

I am a Pentecostal who has not received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. As one can imagine it makes me feel pretty alienated at times, especially when we are in the midst of a fiery revival. I know the baptism of the Holy Ghost is a promise God has for me, but I also don't think the time for it is fully here yet; if it was I wouldn't still be waiting.

I've been very earnestly seeking after the baptism for a while now and over the last couple of weeks I've been getting kind of frustrated and very weary because I have yet to receive it. I know it's so close I can feel it, yet His hasn't poured His Spirit out on me yet. I've begun to get discouraged and have asked myself daily if He was even going to baptize me in the Spirit.

Tonight marked the first night of revival. Brother Leon Jones is the evangelist, and tonight Brother Leon preached directly at me. Every promise God makes He will fulfill. God has promised me (and all other believers) the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, and I know that as long as I continue faithfully seeking then He will fulfil that promise.

That's all well and good when you're sitting in a pew shouting happy during a sermon, but what about when that is put to the test? Tonight, Brother Leon praying over me to receive the Baptism, and yet again I was so close and didn't receive it. I had to make the decision to listen to the still, small voice saying "my faithful child, you will soon receive it" or listen to the enemy tell me I'd never receive it.

Tonight, right now, I choose to listen to the still, small voice.

Oh Lord, I thank You for being a faithful and promise keeping God. I trust that when the time has come, I will receive Your promise of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. I pray that you'll prepare my vessel for the infilling of the Holy Ghost. Lord, I am stepping into you.

Amen