Recently I had to take my laptop to the Geek Squad for repairs. It was doing some squirrelly things, and the battery would not hold a charge. While waiting for a new battery to arrive from Amazon, they kept the computer to run diagnostics and do any needed repairs.
I didn’t realize that being without the laptop for four days would be so difficult. I depend on the laptop for access to our finances, my health journals, bible studies, concordance, devotions, and a myriad of daily things.
As I thought about my daily dependency on a piece of equipment, I also thought about my daily (maybe moment by moment) dependency on the Holy Spirit in my life.
David wrote Psalm 51 when he was confronted by the prophet Nathan for his sin with Bathsheba and for arranging the death of her husband. He asks God for mercy, purification, cleansing of sins, forgiveness, and restoration. There is one verse, however, which sounds to me like an expression of deep fear. It is vs 11b, “Do not take your Holy Spirit from me.”
I think David knew what he would be without the Spirit of God. I know what I would be without the Spirit of God. I also know that God did not remove His Spirit from David, and I have been promised that He will never remove His Spirit from me. Thank you Father! Amen & Amen