Holy Spirit Feet

Bible Reading: Romans 8:1-2, 8-11

“Wow! Look at all the shoes!” Scarlett exclaimed.

“What kind should we get?”

“Well, I need sneakers for gym,” answered her sister Aria. “But those sandals are really cute. I like the colors.”

“You’re right! I’m definitely going to try those,” Scarlett said as she picked up a sandal to look at the buckle more closely.

After the girls tried on several shoes, Mom agreed that Scarlett could get a pair of blue sandals, and Aria found just the kind of gym shoes she needed.

On TV that evening, they saw an ad for the store where they had shopped. The ad showed several pairs of shoes skipping and dancing around to the sound of lively music. Aria laughed. “Look, Scarlett! None of the shoes we saw at the store were running around like that.”

Scarlett glanced at the new shoes on her feet. “They are now though!” she declared as she got up and skipped around the room. “See them go?”

Dad laughed. “Scarlett’s feet are like the Holy Spirit,” he said.

“What?” exclaimed Aria and Scarlett in unison.

Dad grinned. “I was thinking about the verses we read for devotions this morning. They were about the Holy Spirit, remember?” The girls nodded. “Well,” Dad continued, “as you pointed out, the shoes at the store didn’t skip around or jump from place to place when you saw them. Why didn’t they?”

“Because shoes can’t move all by themselves,” Aria replied.

“Right. They’re not alive,” said Dad. “But now Scarlett’s feet are in her new shoes, so they can move around because her feet put life into them. That’s what the Holy Spirit does for us. Without Him, we’re all dead in our sins, but when Jesus comes to dwell in our hearts through His Holy Spirit, He makes us alive spiritually.”

“And just like there were many different styles of shoes, there are many different kinds of people,” added Mom. “No shoe will move without someone moving it, and no person will have spiritual life without God’s Holy Spirit living in him.”

“Or her,” said Scarlett with a grin. “C’mon, Aria. Let’s get these new shoes moving some more!” -Lucinda J. Rollings

How About You?

Do you have God’s Holy Spirit living inside you? If you’ve trusted Jesus to forgive your sins and be your Savior, He has given you new life through His Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit brings God’s presence, guidance, and comfort into your life and makes you more like Jesus. Trust Jesus as your Savior today, and the Holy Spirit will be in your life.

Today’s Key Verse:
2 Corinthians 3:6 The Spirit gives life. (NKJV)

Today’s Key Thought:

God’s Spirit gives new life