Slain in the Spirit

 

 

Slain in the Spirit

Cannot be too good

And we need to examine it,

Really, we should.

 

Take this in good spirit

Yes, and the pun is intended,

In the spirit in which it is offered

Do not be offended.

 

I checked the word slain

In the WordWeb dictionary

And it simply means dead:

No life in the body.

 

 

What an implication

For being slain in the Spirit!

Since the Holy Spirit is life-giving

Slaying won’t be his habit.

 

Two spirits you’d notice:

Capital ‘S’ and common ‘s’,

The former being the Holy Spirit

And the latter far less.

 

God’s Spirit and our spirit

Is an apt summation

To make us clear in our mind

Regarding each definition.

 

With this in mind

Let’s examine this phenomenon

That over time

Has been a problem.

 

 

The victim, falling backward,

Has to be caught and let down

So that he or she won’t be injured

As they hit the ground.

 

Catchers must be in place

And their job is to catch

So that a potential lawsuit

Doesn’t become a fact.

 

This has happened

When things went very wrong

And people got injured

When they hit the ground.

 

 

Some people fake it

While for others it is real,

But whether real or faked

Both get a failing grade.

 

If the living is slain

Then communication is dead

Unless the communicator

Is the Godhead.

 

Jesus spoke to the dead

And the dead obeyed,

A confirmed case is Lazarus

Whom Jesus raised.

 

There is a difference

Between unconscious and dead,

Unconscious is what happens

To the slain instead.

 

God requires consciousness

When He deals with us

So that being slain in the Spirit

Is unbiblical stuff.

 

 

 

“Come let us reason,”

Check Isaiah 1 verse 18,

This slain in the Spirit phenomenon

Is a whole different scene.

 

Falling forward is one thing

Falling back is another,

This slain in the Spirit thing

Is truly a bother.

 

It is not as frequent

As it was before,

Someone said it was merely a fad

And now it’s a fad no more.

 

The suggestion I imagine

Is that fads wear off,

Nothing is genuinely gained

And I guess nothing is lost.

 

Slain in the Spirit

Seems to connote the dead,

However, the Spirit is life-giving

And gives life instead.

 

Stewart Russell © April 6, 2024