Luke 3:14-1715 Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, 16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”
John is preaching to the people. They thing he is the Christ. He assures them that he is not the Messiah. He tells them that he baptizes with water, but there is one that comes that will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. He will throughly cleanse just as a man cleans the wheat from the chaff. John uses the illustration of a winnowing fan. A winnowing fan involves throwing the mixture into the air so that the wind blows away the lighter chaff, while the heavier grains fall back down for recovery. Techniques included using a winnowing fan (a shaped basket shaken to raise the chaff) or using a tool (a winnowing fork or shovel) on a pile of harvested grain. The chaff will be burned with unquenchable fire.
I need to ask the Jesus into my life to direct my life. Jesus will baptize me with the Holy Spirit and with fire. He will seperate me from the chaff in my life and let me live a life that is pleasing to Him. The chaff will be burned up in the fire of hell.
Father, I ask for forgiveness for the things I have done today. I ask you to baptize me with the Holy Spirit and fire and to use me in a way that is pleasing to you. Thank you for all that you do for me. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
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