Conductor

I have recently been amazed again at the kind of lengths that the Holy Spirit will go to in order to orchestrate His will to bring blessing and life. It’s healthy and fitting to realise how much God does in the background to show His love for us and to show us that we didn't do it ourselves.

Last week I was preparing for a short talk that I would give to the Year 9 and 10 boys on camp. Usually a main idea comes quickly, something to base the talk around, but this time while the thoughts were a little muddled I felt confident that the Holy Spirit would lead me, in time, to know what to say and how.

And He did. The talk came together but in such a way that I would not have planned it, and with a method of delivery that I would not have planned myself. I really enjoyed sharing the talk and felt so thankful to the Holy Spirit for leading it that way.

In Acts 10 the Holy Spirit works all over the place in order to bring about salvation to a family and acceptance into the church for non-Jews. Cornelius is visited by an angel. Peter has a vision while in a trance. The two men are drawn together to meet and the rest is history. No man could take the credit for what took place, the Great Conductor had orchestrated the whole thing.

At times life can seem confusing or frustrating as we only see the picture of things at the surface. Beyond what we can see, God is working, the Holy Spirit is moving to bring about His plan to save and to bless.

Can you think of an example of how the Holy Spirit has orchestrated an event in your life?