It's In the Wind
by Dan Gibson
March 8, 2020 · Cornerstone Apostolic Church
Kind: sermon
Scripture: John 3:1-10, Ezekiel 37, Acts 2:1-2, Acts 1

Source: https://acts238.life/repository/sermons/dan-gibson--its-in-the-wind
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I feel this message in my spirit today nothing has been said nothing being ordered orchestrated except by God with a deer on your saw bastard you get up here and you say things God has a plan in this room right now he's got a word in this room hmm Jesus name you stay where you are I really feel led to go ahead and give this text because what's been said already this is just the vein that God chooses John the 3rd chapter and verse 1 there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus a ruler of the Jews the same come to Jesus by night he said unto Him rabbi we know that thou our teacher come from God for no man can do these miracles everybody say miracles that they dust this my god they're sent by God I want you to notice what Jesus begins to spill out here some very key items in here I want to point out jesus answered and said unto Him verily I say unto thee except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God many times we we use this and we say can't enter the kingdom of God scripture says he cannot see how many you want your eyes open today there's so many things in the scripture I won't have time to touch on I want my eyes open that which is born of the flesh is flesh that which is born of the Spirit is spirit Marvel not that I say unto thee you must be born again it's a key word in this next scripture the wind bloweth where it listeth wherever it wants it blows you hear it you hear the sound but notice what he says but you don't know where it comes from you don't know where it's going so is everyone born of the Spirit remember that word went Nicodemus Antron it says how can a man be born again how is this so how how are you how are you going to do this and I'm paraphrasing here jesus answered him in verse ten and said aren't thou a master of Israel and know us not these things and we'll stop right there very familiar scripture Nicodemus is not mentioned much in the scripture he's mentioned three different times he's mentioned when he has this encounter with the Lord he's mentioned at the crucifix he's mentioned six months before crucifix because he's with a bunch of judges because he's a ruler Sanhedrin court he's a part of that but there is an encounter that Nicodemus has with the Lord and God begins to share with him in the spirit I couldn't help my my brain gets to go in sometimes and and I'm gonna let you sit down you can sit down but please don't lose what we're doing right here please but the scripture said that Jesus spoke to Nicodemus and said wind the wind it knows where it's going we're talking to a man of intellect we're talking to a man hey break man a Hebrew someone who knows law he knows scripture and Jesus begins to talk to him about just a common thing the wind but yet a deep thing in the in the Hebraic language wind is known as Ruach it's the Ruach of God it's mentioned many times in the scripture as a matter of fact we find that the scripture is used the word is used Ruach is used even in the Old Testament where we find where there was a group of Israelites and everybody knows that they crossed the Red Sea but the scripture says that when Moses stretched forth his rod in the translation of wind the breath of God the spirit of God it parted the waters the wind the Ruach blew and the winds parted the waters you see rock is the other basic word for spirit the Spirit of God moves and he says it's an east wind that blows and I don't have the time fast you understand what I'm talking about when you say your brain gets to go and there's so many different types of winds in the Bible and directions but but we also see this same Ruach of God move pastor made mention of it Ezekiel 37 God leads Ezekiel to a valley and there's bones in that Valley and he says can these bones live you know God God begins to deal with him and says prophesy to them and all of these things begin to happen but there is no life that comes back into the bodies until the scripture says from the four winds brought life again brain is just going crazy because because we're talking about the power of God the the Spirit of God on the day of Pentecost scripture says it come on somebody we all know this one acts 2 and verse 30 first verse 1 says when the day of Pentecost was what fully come they were all in one place and in one Accord what were they doing there what did acts 1 say they were doing they were praying and seeking after the Lord and God begins to stir in that place and the scripture said and suddenly there what came a sound from heaven as a rushing mighty wind we're still talking about that wind the rule of God the spirit of God Nicodemus he is talking to the Lord and he's he's curious she's trying to unfold some questions here there is some questions in his mind because he knows what he's doing is not working right he says there's something happening here and I don't know anything about that so I'm gonna the scripture says he came to him by night true because he was a ruler but at the same time he says I need some time with the Lord I need to know what this is really all about and God begins to pour some things into Nicodemus that drew him in and he begins to say what what is this you talk about a a being born again of water and of spirit what is this and he turns to him and he tells him he says the wind blows now I don't know about you but my mind says that Nicodemus should have caught this why because he already understands what the what the scripts say he knows what the scrolls say he knows what win really stands for he should have caught that and and and I get the idea that Nicodemus is trying to make this more complicated than it than it is you see we try to figure God out we take and try to figure this out and analyze it and that's what he was as he was one of those that analyzed he says we got I want to figure this out and I'll take this back and we'll say all right guys this is what basically how these miracles happen XYZ this is how all of this works in that amazing it'd be nice to know that this is how God works it'd be nice to know that I could take my little book out and I could look at the formula just right and we got a miracle but it's not how God works he doesn't work that way he comes to him by night and he says Lord I want to know how old this is we know that you are special you you you are you are sent by God you're a teacher and and you know all of these things this man is a man of the law himself he's a man that knows the scripture too but something's happening Jesus is basically saying and I use this as my title today but it's more than that but Jesus is basically saying hey hey could you just slow down just a little bit it's in the wind it's in the wind your answer is in the wind your answer is in that that rule of God your answer is there whenever you need a touch from God you need a miracle it's in the wind but but I can't I can't understand I don't understand this Nicodemus is saying I just I can't get this God begins to show him Jesus says it's what's flesh is flesh what spirit is spirit and he goes on a little later and he tells him he says he says if I would have told you truth he said I could have explained this out too he said but you don't you don't understand that he's trying to tell him that all you need to do is trust trust it's in the wind folks just like the day of Pentecost when it was fully come the scripture said there came a sound you see that he he told Nicodemus he said you can hear it you can hear it you can hear it you can you can feel it I don't know about you but I remember a day when we we would come to church and forgive me for ever looking back but I'm gonna do it this morning I remember coming coming to church and and and just like we were doing earlier nobody had to say anything nobody had to say a word you could feel it brother Doron you could there was just something and you could feel it and and there was times when you could you could just it would come from one side of the broom and just kind of go across that same God I want you to know something don't try to understand God don't try to figure him out don't try to figure out what is this don't come to him like Nicodemus said and said I still don't understand it take it for face value God's godly said it's in the wind it yo your answer is in the wind when the wind begins to blow wherever it goes that's how the spirit does so it doesn't matter oh I'm right here I heard pastor I think it was last Sunday pastors talking about his his his mother and how she had run him Devils out yeah oh yeah you can feel it but what talk what what wouldn't let her know that that was there the Holy Ghost begins to move and you know whew the Holy Ghost begins to move and you you feel something happen you feel changed coming you feel something happening in your spirit I don't I don't understand all of that and I'm not going to try to figure it out I've been living for the Lord for a little while but I'm not gonna try and figure it out because I know when God gets to doing something if I start trying to analyze what God's doing all I do is mess things up god says just like in the day of Pentecost he was trying to explain to Nicodemus what was going on he was trying to get him to understand hey this is this there's something going on here he was trying to get him to understand that that that borned again feeling wherever it may go as the spirit begins to move and as it moved in this place just earlier you could feel what God was doing it's it's in the wind folks whatever begins to happen I don't know how it happens I'm not gonna try to explain it but I do know this that when it comes I feel it I feel it I don't know about you today how many you feel the presence of God you feel what God is doing in your life you know that there is something changing about whatever your situation may be you may be like different Nicodemus you may be looking for answers God I need an answer I need an answer but if you if you would make it just simple and say God what is it and God begins to speak into your life and he begins to say hey hey all you got to do is just say thank all you got to do is say I praise your Lord all I want to do is worship You Lord forget about what's going on around you he was trying to build his case where he could go back and tell everybody that Jesus this is how it works and you see that would have covered everything up it's this this is this is how these miracles happen they knew something was going on Nicodemus knew that there was a power that was taken there was something happening but he didn't know how and he wanted to know how and Jesus just uses a very simple word and says the wind wind blows where it listeth and like I said earlier Nicodemus should have caught up on that he should have known that he knew what win was that was the language they spoke spirit I don't know about you but I want that same win as the day of Pentecost that same win that they that swept through and caused the waters to divide that same win that caused life to come back into a valley of dry bones that same wind blowing here in this place saying god I want whatever you've got for me I don't understand it it may sound simple but I want it God I want your presence in this place I want you in my life I've gotta have chains in my life wherever the wind blows how many of you have ever experienced a time when God led you and you was like I don't know what's going on I don't understand it or maybe he laid somebody on your heart have you ever had that time and you said I don't understand this but I do know that God when you quicken something in my spirit that means that I need to get with it and say God just whatever it is take care of it and then a little later you find out that there was something going on thank God for the wind thank God for the spirit that moves among us thank you Lord that I feel your presence in this room Lord thank you Lord that I can feel you sweeping up and down the aisles Oh hallelujah why don't you lift your hands right now hallelujah hallelujah I think sometimes we get more focused on things that is not not really the answer we get focused on what's going on around us and the truth is he just wants you to say hey leave it to me leave it to me you feel that I don't know standed but I'll take it whatever it is the Lord maybe you're here today and you don't understand what I'm talking about I want you to know there is a wind blowing and it still blows today just like it did then just like it was doing in the Old Testament I felt it as it run through this place while ago the wind is blowing your answer is in the Ruach of God the Spirit of God is moving where does it go I don't know but I feel it Lord I feel it Lord lift your hands again right now in the name of Jesus across this building right now God's not through with us this morning he's not through with us there is some things happening in our lives right now in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus hallelujah hallelujah God what do you have for me this morning maybe you're here this morning you've never experienced the Holy Ghost and you don't understand that but you feel something I challenge you just lift your hands and start worshiping him lift your hands and start saying God I don't understand it I don't understand it but I do understand wind and I feel that blowing right now I feel a Holy Ghost anointing in this place right now God what is it what is it Lord and he said just just yield to it in the name of Jesus why don't you stand with us right now in this place folks let's not give up on it right now God is doing something I feel like he is doing a work in this building right now in the name of Jesus in the name of Jesus would you be sensitive to the Holy Ghost right now as the Holy Ghost begins to move as it begins to move in the name of Jesus God I feel your presence I feel your presence in this room right now God in your name what is it that you have for me today God what is it that you have for me today guys what is it Lord I want you to know he's your miracle worker you're looking for a miracle in your life this is the best thing that could ever happen is to allow the Holy Ghost to sweep across your life you need some answers don't question what he's got say God what is it that you have for me and whatever it may be just a simple wind what is it God they have Pentecost Pentecostal folks sitting around worshiping God praising God God you said you're going to send something we don't know what it is you're gonna send it just anticipating what is it Lord don't understand it been sitting here a while but guts ease your heart and he begins to blow where I'm originally from in Louisiana most of you have probably may have heard about this but throughout time everybody knows that hurricanes always end up in Louisiana but there was some a group of scientists got together and they began to talk about what was happening hurricanes would come in and they have in that area they have part of the Lanza's is Marsh it's basically it's basically just a little bit of water on top of it and there's all kinds of undergrowth and there's all kinds of hydrilla is one of the things that grows there quite a bit it's a particular type of plant that grows in water and over a period of time that that growth grows out and it grows to a point that they're not able to harvest the shrimp that they need to in certain areas and they're not able to harvest the seafood did they need but every time that a hurricane comes through every bit of that is picked up by the wind and it's just scattered now they have a time of dormant and it lays there for the veteran for that next season but then they have some of the greatest crops of their seafood comes in after a wind after a storm has passed and I just in likened that into how God just sometimes we just need a good wind to blow through our lives and just get me cleaned up god I don't know if you've ever worked inside of a hot building and those of you that have here in this building it'd be hot in no air condition and you walk out the door there and there'd be a breeze blowing it's like it's the way it is when the Holy Ghost comes into your life you remember the day that God filled you with the Holy Ghost want you to know something the winds still blowing and the answers that you look for don't try to analyze God just accept that wind that blows see God I feel you I feel you aboard don't hear exactly what's being said but I do know that you're talking and you feel and you hear the sound of wind blowing don't know where it's coming from but I know it's coming with that anticipation we need to stand before God is a God sin revival sin revival just like you did on the day of Pentecost sin revival may I say this Nicodemus don't don't worry about the rest we try to figure that out don't worry about the rest I got something I want you to experience the scripture says because of that because of that encounter he had with God there was things that you saw in Nicodemus his life that changed from that day he's somewhat stood up for the Lord and said hey you're trying to accuse this guy tried to accuse him isn't there a law that says we need to listen to what's going on then the day that Jesus died the scripture says that this guy that had that private encounter publicly walked out with Joseph's pharmacy and said hey let's give him a good burial let's let's do it the right way you see once you've had an encounter with God and you have felt that wind you'll fall in love with him nobody can hold that back everybody will know you love Jesus want you to stretch your hands out once again in the name of Jesus Lord let that wind blow in my life your answer is in the wind folks your answers in the wind in the name hallelujah come on somebody walk in the presence of the Lord I I love your sweet Savior I need you today oh Jesus