Ephesians 5:18
“And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.”
It’s been a while since I blogged. Starting classes in August has made my life just a little hectic. Full-time employee, full-time student, as well as being a mom, and the activities I have a church…well, you can imagine I’m just a little busy. LOL
But, I am still learning and growing! Here is something that I have been pondering for a little while now.
In my theology class, we recently learned about “kenosis.” Kenosis is a term used to mean that Christ emptied Himself of His divine attributes to come to earth. In doing so, He became a human, but still fully God. And because He was a human, He could have sinned, but He chose not to sin. He could have called “ten thousand angels” to relieve Him of death on the cross, but He chose not to do so. Christ chose to give up His divine prerogative of deity so that He would be able to be the divine sacrifice that was needed to be the sacrificial Lamb of God.
Recently, we sang a song at church that was written by our Worship Pastor, Mike Gminder, “Supernaturally.” The song has a line that says, “Empty me of all my pride, fill me up to overflow.” This song really made me think about myself.
Patricia is my given name. It means royalty. I was the baby of my family for about six years, and even after my brother was born, my daddy propagated the idea of me being the baby. I was spoiled by my daddy. When I married Joel, he called me Queen and spoiled me as well. And, all who knew us called me Queen Pat because that was what Joel called me and thought about me. I was spoiled by Joel.
I like being spoiled. However, in Ephesians 5:18, the Bible tells us to “keep being filled with the Spirit.” In being filled with the Spirit, what do I need to empty myself of? In order to be filled with the Spirit, there are things that need to be emptied.
Today, I pray that God will show me what I need to empty so that I may be being filled with the Spirit.