The "Dove-Like" Nature

                                                               

Scripture:  John 1:32 (King James Version)
"And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him."

The dove is the most beautiful and significant symbol of the Holy Spirit.  Nations and countries have their emblems that express a national ideal.  North America has the Eagle.  England has as their emblem, the Lion.  It seems that physical strength and materials force the worlds ideal of a government.

Jesus Christ set us His Kingdom and adopted His emblem, the dove.  The dove; the ideal of love.  The dove is a type of the Holy Spirit.  It is symbolic of the Spirit-filled life.
                                                            

When you are filled with the Holy Spirit you will possess (not profess) the dove-like nature.  Many people profess to be Spirit-filled but "possess" the nature of something else.   For example: Some folks have a Fox nature - they put on a big front, they are sly and they are deceitful.  You've heard the saying, "it's the little foxes that spoil the vine."  Some people have a Elephant nature - they have long noses.  They are into everyone else's business.  Some people have the Dog nature - they growl (complain) all day long.  It's no wonder they are "dog-tired" come evening!  Some folks have a Giraffe nature - they have a haughty and proud spirit.  They arrogantly put their heads high in the air with an attitude of being "holier than thou."  The Hawk nature - they love to fight and argue; cause hate and discontent.  They rob and steal (not giving to the the work of the Kingdom or spreading the good news of the Gospel).  There are even folks who have the Spider nature.  They spend a lot of time making a web and then trying to get others trapped.  Lastly, we have the Opossum nature.  When these  unique creatures are in danger of being shaken out of their hiding place, they will actually "act" dead in order to keep from dying.

How sad it is that sometimes the sweet little "doves" in the believer's circle, when their fur is rubbed the wrong way, seem to display a wildcat nature.  The popular evangelist, Billy Sunday once said, "Some folks say I rub their fur the wrong way.  But, the trouble is that some of you cats are going the wrong way and you need to turn around."
This world we are living in expects the believer, the Spirit-filled person to be different.  
                          They are watching us; how we live, how we act.  
                                                 They are looking for the "dove-like" manifestations.

Is your nature like the dove….
                                           the Fruits of the Spirit….
                                                          Love
                                       Joy
                                       Peace
                                       Longsuffering

                                       Gentleness
                                       Goodness
                                       Faith
                                       Meekness 
                                       Temperance

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