Last fall, when the economy began to take a nap, the government decided to rouse it from its slumber by a set of packages known as "stimulus." Under this theory, the government infuses huge amounts of money into the economy. Unlike the bailout, which was a rescue package designed to prevent the demise of certain parts of the economy, a stimulus is designed to wake the economy up and get it moving again.
Christ-followers already have their bailout in the saving blood of Jesus Christ. We screamed to God, "Save us!" And He did,
Do we also have a stimulus? I say we do: the Holy Spirit indwelling. The Spirit helps get us out of bed each day, guides and directs our steps, helps us make the best decisions and gives us discernment.
There are plenty of other alternative addictive stimuli out there, which act to dull the senses. But the Spirit stimulates all our senses. We're awake, alive and able to drink in every drop of the abundant life Christ promises us. We have POWER in the Holy Spirit. We don't want to be under anesthesia. We don't want to deaden our senses because we may miss something God has for us.
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