Don’t be afraid of the fire.
Where am I clinging to ‘what was,’ and what might the Spirit be trying to remake in me—or around me?
Acts 2:2-3
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.
We often imagine the Spirit as soft and serene. But Acts 2 says the Spirit came like wind and fire. Not subtle. Not safe.
This is what the Spirit does: not restore what was, but remake what could be – what should be. They don’t return us to “normal.” They move us toward justice, toward wholeness, toward a world where all can thrive.
We pray for revival, but panic when it doesn’t come quietly. What if the noise is the miracle? What if the confusion is the Spirit’s first step toward clarity? Toward justice? Toward joy?
The disruption is the gift. The Spirit’s work isn’t polite; it’s creative. Transformative. World-renewing.
Don’t be afraid of the fire. It might be the beginning of something holy.
Where am I clinging to ‘what was,’ and what might the Spirit be trying to remake in me—or around me?
—Katelin Champion