A Spiritual Kingdom
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| bird of paradise 2011 |
As usual, my siblings were gathering
for prayer and fellowship at dad’s home for the weekend. Everyone was there
except for my older brother. When he finally arrived, he approached from the
back yard, down the steps that led to our patio. As he descended, I heard a
loud clap of thunder, low and directly over his head. I was shocked! Did I hear
right? It was a cloudless sunny day.
A few others in the ‘ohana also heard
it and one other also saw lightning; but as I said, it was a hot, sunny day
with no clouds in the sky.
Today, most of our ancient cultural roots have been lost or
altered by changing times. When I began to do genealogical research, I came
across some literature on ancient Hawaiian spirituality. I discovered that our
elders called the thunder I heard that day “dry thunder”. The cultural meaning
of “dry thunder” is significant, rarely experienced today, and generally taken
as a myth. My apologies for not explaining it’s meaning here. The Scripture is:
“The Lord thundered from heaven; the
voice of the Most High resounded” (Ps. 18:13 NIV; 2 Sam. 22:14 NIV).
The takeaway from this blog is if the Spirit incorporates
our culture into spiritual workings, then who are we to repudiate how the
Spirit manifests? More importantly, if a cultural manifestation occurs that
follows Scripture and the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22, 23)—then why do we
still doubt whether or not it’s from God?
Next time: Hearing in
the Present for Validation
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