Hover o’er me Holy Spirit
Bathe my trembling heart and brow
Fill me with Thy hallow’d presence
Come O come and fill me now
Fill Me Now 1879
By: Elwood H. Stokes (1815-1897)
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As we begin our journey through this classic hymn, ask yourself again today if you truly know the presence of the Holy Spirit. Let’s tune our hearts.
Fire
As we ponder this prayer for filling over the next few weeks open your heart to the work of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes because we are afraid of what the Spirit may do we choose no fire over false fire. We prefer powerless safety over what we perceive as the potential danger of fire from on high.
Even this first line opens the door to that risk. If you are going to pray this prayer at all it must be done earnestly. Keep that in mind as you consider each line, and whether or not you will ask God to do it in you.
Hover o’er me Holy Spirit
And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. Acts 2:3 ESV
The Spirit came to the disciples on the Day of Pentecost. Like flames of fire He hovered over each one of them. He wants to come and hover over each of us as well, but we must position ourselves like the early disciples. Are you waiting on the Holy Spirit?
Those first disciples experienced tongues of fire resting above each of them. This will likely not be your experience, so be careful not to long for it, and miss His presence. He wants to hover over your life. Invite Him to come and hover over you.
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and ask the Spirit to hover over you. Confess you are not longing for an experience as mush as an encounter with God. Quiet yourself before Him and ask Him to begin to prepare you to be filled by removing an preconceived notions of what that make look or sound like.
Bathed
I can not even fathom what that experience must have been like. They had been through so much since the crucifixion of Jesus: His resurrection and ascension, His command to return to Jerusalem and wait, weeks of hoping and praying, and now this. How must they have felt?
I am certain I would have been trembling as the wind rushed into that room and the flames of the Spirit hovered over each of their heads. Though our experience may be different from theirs it is no less miraculous. God chooses to bathe our hearts and minds with His very presence. Like them, we are never the same.
Jesus had instructed them that power would come upon them. Were they praying for power? He had told them they would be witnesses. Were they praying for those opportunities? Probably both and so much more. Then the Spirit bathed them in His presence. How we long for that same power and to be witnesses like them so that others may know the love of God.
Bathe my trembling heart and brow
…God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:5b ESV
He wants to do more than hover over us, He wants to bathe us in His presence, cleansing and purifying us so we are prepared to serve Him. His Spirit ushers His transforming love into our hearts and changes us.
When the Spirit begins to reveal Himself to us, it is an overwhelming feeling and concept, engaging both the heart and the mind. We may find ourselves trembling in His presence as He envelopes us. Ask the Spirit to bathe your heart and brow.
Spirit, bathe my trembling heart and brow.
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and quiet your heart and mind. Then pray this simple prayer, “Spirit, bathe my trembling heart and brow.” Remember, you are not looking for tongues of fire, but the unmistakeable presence of God.
Spirit, thank You for coming at Pentecost. You demonstrated Your willingness to be with us then, and we believe You still want to. Help us prepare for your coming by praying and waiting like those first disciples. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
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Video 51.1 Transcript, 29.1 Reframed
Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.
Hover o’er me Holy Spirit
Bathe my trembling heart and brow
Fill me with Thy hallow’d presence
Come O come and fill me now
Those first disciples experienced tongues of fire resting above each of them. This will likely not be your experience, so be careful not to long for it, and miss His presence. He wants to hover over your life. Invite Him to come and hover over you.
Spirit, come and hover over me.
When the Spirit begins to reveal Himself to us, it is an overwhelming feeling and concept, engaging both the heart and the mind. We may find ourselves trembling in His presence as He envelopes us. Ask the Spirit to bathe your heart and brow.
Spirit, bathe my trembling heart and brow.
Oh, to be filled with the fullness of God. That is what the Spirit does when He fills us. He consumes us with an awareness of the holy presence of God. He is without fault or blemish and to be filled with that perfection is life-changing. Beg for that filling today.
Spirit, fill me with Your holy presence.
It is not a demanding request, but one of desperation. It is not a command, but a gentle query. Come, and fill me now. Have you ever prayed such a prayer? “Spirit please come and fill me now.” If so, you can pray it again. If not, will you consider doing it today?
Spirit, come, o come and fill me now.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.
Sing
Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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