The Spirit of Hot Air Balloons
/In his sermon on Sunday, David gave us a terrific illustration about God's spirit in each us. We wanted to share it:
An air balloon is a giant air bag made of fabrics. When hot air is blown into the bag, the air fills its inside and inflates the balloon to the full. Then, the air balloon begins to float in the air. I think this air balloon is like the man created by God in the beginning. Genesis 2:7 says, “The Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” God first formed a man from the dust. But the man was not completed yet. Just his outer container was prepared. The man made of the dust was like the air bag made of fabrics. Only when God breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, the man became a living soul. This is like the air balloon fully inflated with hot air inside. When air is blown into the bag, the bag gradually turns into its real form. When it is fully inflated, the bag takes exactly the shape that was in the maker’s mind. And in order to remain in the beautiful shape and even to fly in the sky, the air balloon should keep supplied with hot air. If the air inside the bag gets cold or it leaks out, the balloon will be disfigured and fall to the ground. This is also the case for man. God designed him to be “God’s image” (Genesis 1:26-27). And this image is revealed when the man is full of God’s spirit.