Drinking and Consuming the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:13
3 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

Do you ever find yourself eating or drinking something too fast because you're in a rush? Then, indigestion kicks in and maybe some hiccups as well. I know that happens to me frequently. I was so used to eating in a short time frame in middle and high school that now that I'm in college, when I technically have more time to sit down and eat, I still eat fairly quickly out of habit. Don't you think we get rushy when it comes to our spiritual lives as well? Try slowing it down over the next few days and open yourself up to what the Holy Spirit has to offer.

Meanwhile, Paul wants us to know in today's reading that everyone who is a follower of Christ is included in the Body of Christ via the Holy Spirit. It doesn't matter what we look like, how tall we are, or what our financial status is. God takes everything that might look different among others and throws it out of the picture.

As soon as a true believer of Christ trusts him, then they are immediately filled up with the Holy Spirit to guide them through everyday tasks. Now, relating the eating and drinking concept that I shared above, we can drink and consume the Holy Spirit by putting our faith in Jesus Christ.

Following Jesus would be much harder without the work of the Holy Spirit. Learn to appreciate it. Slow down, and remember that God's spirit lives in you and your brothers and sisters under Christ.