Scriptures : Luke 24:49; 10: 18
” Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” Luke 24:49
And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” Luke 10: 18
Spiritual Atmosphere of the World
The spiritual state of people is affected very much by the spiritual atmosphere in which they live. A certain spiritual atmosphere will set a certain course of thought pattern and conduct. An atmosphere of lust will produce a lustful thought pattern and behavior. It works very much like how the natural weather determines greatly about how people live every day. People who live in a very cold weather where the temperature was very low will think of how they can warm themselves. They will then wear sweaters and switch on central heating in their homes. On the other hand, people who live in a very hot weather where there is much sun will think of how they can cool themselves and protect their bodies. They will switch on the air-con in their homes and put on some sunscreen and wear sunglasses when they go outside the house. In general, the spiritual state of people who live on this earth is dead in trespasses because of their lustful thought pattern and fleshly conduct which is according to the spiritual atmosphere of the world created by the prince of the power of the air (Eph 2:1-3).
Spiritual Atmosphere of the Believers
We who have believed in name of the Lord Jesus Christ, though still living on this earth, have a new atmosphere within created by the Holy Spirit who abides in us (1 Jhn 3:24). This new atmosphere sets an opposite course of thought pattern and conduct from the course of the world. It produces in us life and peaceful thought pattern (Rom 8:6) and holy conduct (1 Pet 1:15). This new atmosphere of the Spirit inside will protect us from the influence of the atmosphere of the world outside. It is like the cool air from the air-conditioner protecting us who are inside the house from being affected by the hot weather outside.
Maintaining the Atmosphere of the Spirit Inside Us
The atmosphere of the Holy Spirit inside us must be maintained if we expect to keep the atmosphere of the world from coming into us, just like the air-con must be kept running if we expect to keep the hot air outside from coming in. The atmosphere of the Spirit inside us is maintained through daily prayer and meditation of the Word. Once we neglect these, the lustful atmosphere of the world will immediately infiltrate.
The Atmosphere of the Spirit Around Us
The atmosphere of the Spirit inside only serves as our protection from being infiltrated by the atmosphere of the world. It cannot change the atmosphere of the world around us. The air-conditioner in our house cannot make the hot weather in the neighborhood become cool. It requires the force of nature to change it. The strong wind must blow and the clouds must somehow cover the neighborhood from the heat of the sun. In the same manner, the atmosphere of the world around us can only be changed by the power from on high (Luk 24:49). When this power from heaven is released, it will hit the prince of the power of the air and destroy his force (Luk 10:18). The atmosphere of the world around us which comes from the devil will be replaced by the atmosphere from heaven. Heaven is on earth. This atmosphere from heaven is the atmosphere of the Spirit around us.
Creating and Maintaining The Atmosphere of the Spirit Around Us
The atmosphere of the Holy Spirit around us must be brought forth and then maintained if we expect to simultaneously bring heaven on earth around us and keep the atmosphere of the world away. To do this, we must first be baptized with the Holy Spirit so that we can release power from on high. When we are baptized with the Holy Spirit, we are given the position of authority in heaven (Eph 2:6). We are given the keys of the kingdom of heaven that whatever we bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever we loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Mat 18:18). Then, in practice, this heavenly atmosphere is created and maintained through ongoing worship, crying out of the heart to God and prophetic decree.