Our path to Pentecost means that there is a path many have trod into this life as Jesus baptizes us with The Holy Spirit.
The terms in the New Testament of life in the Spirit begin with the matter of being “baptized.” Baptized is the initial image that teaches the matter of being cleansed and introduced to life in the Spirit. This, as we saw yesterday, is that the baptism of The Spirit is the initial stage of following Jesus. The imagery is that of coming “under” (like going under the water) the influence and power of The Holy Spirit.
But the New Testament introduces us to other terms about this life that began with being baptized by the Holy Spirit. I want to suggest this because life in The life in The Spirit is surely more comprehensive than simply an initial event of baptism.
One of the features of this life, and The Path to Pentecost, is of “walk/walking” by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). One is baptized into the life of The Spirit in an initial way and now we walk in the Spirit. This walk is one of learning how to walk.
Think of learning to walk as a child. We stumble and falter but we are learning to walk. in a same way we have been baptized with the Spirit and are now learning to walk
REFLECT: What is you walk like as you live in the baptism of The Spirit? Have you become frustrated as you learn to walk? Could you ask someone who has been on The Path of Pentecost for encouragement to continue walking