Judges 15:14-15 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and took it, and with it he struck 1,000 men.
When Jesus talked about the Holy Spirit, He compared Him to the Wind - Unseen Presence, powerful results. (John 3) His coming on the Day of Pentecost is also described as a "rushing of the wind." (Acts 2). Similarly, in the glimpses we get of Him in the Old Testament, He is presented as "rushing upon" men to do something powerful, beyond natural ability. Like any other good gift God gives man, we at times try to control and use these gifts for a "rush." But that is not why or how the Spirit of God works. No one tells the wind what to do; we are to "go along for the ride," allowing Him to work in and through us for God's glory, not our fancy.
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