And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18).

“Dirty Paki!”

The mere sight of a person with brownish skin tones would trigger this racial slur, normally from a white-skinned person back in the 70’s in a city such as Toronto.

However, when summer came, some of the very same people would go all out to get temporary tans so they could look like us. They called it “tanning.”

The irony was not lost on those of us with permanent tans 🙂

Frankly, it was quite fascinating to see how pale white skin would sport varied hues of brown, aided and abetted by bronzing lotions at times.

(We will refrain from commenting on those who ended up looking like Red Indians…lol!)

All it took was for a person to lie down and start soaking up the rays of the Sun.

Those of you who have been DWOD subscribers for a while now will be familiar with our emphasis on the spiritual discipline of Soaking. You can find out more by revisiting earlier posts beginning with the DWOD for January 11, 2013.

Simply put, all you do is simply lie down and rest in the Presence of the Lord.
You do not read your Bible during this time.
You do not pray during this period.
You do not praise.
You do not sing or hum along with the music that is playing.
You simply relax.
You simply receive.
You simply let the anointing wash over you.
You simply allow the Holy Spirit to minister to you in whatever way He chooses to do at the time.

What can you expect to receive from Soaking?

Most first-time soakers report experiencing a sense of peace.
Some receive healing—physical, emotional and spiritual.
Some receive revelation to guide them in their daily lives.
Some receive solutions to problems.
Some receive visions (or dreams if they happen to fall asleep…lol!)

Those who soak repeatedly and consistently notice transformation in their character leading to changes in behaviour.

In my case, the most noticeable change had to do with anger. I used to be quite a hothead, blowing off steam with alarming regularity.

After soaking for a few minutes every day for a couple of months, my family noticed the change. No more road rage. I was more like a calm sage.

As today’s Scripture reminds us, it is the Father’s desire that we be transformed more and more into the image of Jesus, so that we may reflect Him in our thoughts, words and actions. This is exactly what Holy Spirit does when we soak

The key, as in tanning, is to place ourselves in a position where He can penetrate the depths of our being with His laser light beams, remove what is not of Him and replace it with more of Him.

Hard to believe, but such dramatic change is possible by simply soaking the rays of the Son.

Dear DWOD friend, if you have not yet made soaking a part of your daily life, may I encourage you to do so right away? Just go to www.soaking.net and get started!

May I also encourage our “Super Soakers” to share with the rest of the DWOD family how Soaking has been a blessing to you? Thanks in advance for your prompt response.