Invaded

What do the movies “Signs,” “The Blob,” “Men in Black,” and “War of the Worlds” have in common? They all are invasion movies! I regret to say I’ve watched a few of these, some under duress, leaving me with nightmares of aliens at my front door. Nowadays, however, I dream only of being invaded by sweet little people called … grandkids!

It is important that Christians be spiritually conscious! By today’s standards, the older alien movies are hokey in their cinematography – it’s actually humorous to watch, but the plots of invasion are the same. When Jesus called His disciples saying “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19), little did they know how their worlds would be rocked! Three years later, this same Jesus told these same men He was leaving them and they could no longer follow Him!. Jesus said, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward.’” (John 13:36). No, this isn’t a riddle or some mysterious saying; time had come for Jesus to return to The Father [and be seated at the right hand of The Father] as completion of His mission of redemption. No longer would Christ be physically present – He would send a spiritual presence in the Person of the Holy Spirit. A few short days later, Jesus stood resurrected before these men, “He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” (John 20:22). Oswald Chambers referred to receiving the Holy Spirit as the idea of “invasion.” The idea of relying on no part of self but rather fully relying on His Spirit Who dwells within us. This Spirit is ours, sent from The Father, to strengthen, to guide, and to comfort us as we testify of Christ. No new year resolution will ever succeed without an invasion of Him – The One – Who sets and directs the courses of our lives. You see, the invasion of the Holy Spirit is miraculously divine! Open your heart today to an the Spirit’s invasion – be divinely overcome!