How's your tire pressure?

The other day, I finally did what my wife and been after me to do for a long time: I checked the air in my tires. It turned out that, though the max load on the tires is 44 PSI, all four of my tires were somewhere between 18 and 26 PSI.

With the air so low in my tires, you felt every pebble in the road. It makes it harder to steer the car as we traveled to and fro. It takes away some of the cushion that is needed and can cause extra wear and tear on the suspension system and the breaks. It can also damage your motor mounts.

When I filled the tires up to 40 PSI, it was amazing the difference! The pebbles aren't noticed. The steering is MUCH easier. I'm sure that it is easier on the breaks and suspension, not to mention the motor mounts.

Ok, brother Winskie, thanks for the car lesson, but what does this have to do with anything?

Thanks for asking.

When Jesus prophesied over his disciples about receiving the Holy Ghost, " And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: (John 20:22)" 

In other words, "Boy's, I'm gonna put air in your tires!" This was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:1-4: "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

But, was this a one time experience? No. Three times in the first four chapters of Acts, we read of the apostles being filled with the spirit. The initial infilling is great! But, scripture admonishes us many times to be "filled with the spirit." 

Why? Because if our spiritual tires are full, then every little pebble life throws our way won't be felt. If our spiritual tires are full, we may hit a pot hole, but the blow will be cushioned and we won't feel it as much. Of course, if our tires are low and we hit a pot hole, we may find ourselves stranded on the side of the road with a flat (or worse!). 

Romans admonishes us: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." (Romans 8:9)

If we do not get filled with the spirit of God, we can't even make the journey to heaven because our tires are flat. 

If we do not stay filled with his spirit, we can cause irreparable harm to our spiritual car- even damaging our motor mounts and effecting many other aspects of our lives. 

So, my friends, it is not only required to be filled with the spirit when we are born again, it is also necessary to keep an eye on our  spiritual "air pressure". This way we can make and finish the journey home that the Lord would have us make. 

The alternative is to be left stranded on the side of the road- or worse: We could be killed in an accident and never make it to the finish line.

The choice is ours: ."And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit." (Ephesians 5:18)

God bless!