Last night many of us on the east coast experienced the power of the wind 
as we both listened to and felt its strength.
The Bible compares the Holy Spirit to wind.
- The wind is invisible. We cannot see it, only the effects of it. In the same way, the Holy Spirit is invisible. John 4:24 tells us “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
- The results of the wind can be seen and felt. In the same way, although He cannot be seen, the results of the Holy Spirit’s work can be seen and felt. Acts 2:1, 2, “On the day of Pentecost, seven weeks after Jesus’ resurrection, the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm in the skies above them, and it filled the house where they were meeting.” We know the believers left filled with the Holy Spirit and went and did mighty works in the name of Jesus.
- The wind is powerful. We see its destruction as it takes down trees, power lines, devastates homes, etc. In the same way, the work of the Holy Spirit is powerful. Genesis 1:2, “The earth was without form and void and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” His power was actively involved in the creation of all things.
- The wind is unexplainable. We do not understand where it comes from or where it goes. In the same way, the work of the Holy Spirit, Who is God, cannot be explained. Isaiah 40:13, “Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed Him as His counselor?”
- The wind goes wherever it wants. No one guides it. In the same way the Holy Spirit does what He wills. 1 Corinthians 12:11, “But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
The next time you hear the wind and watch its effects, remember this picture of the Holy Spirit and thank God for His strength, power, and work on your behalf.