Popcorn Pops from the Inside
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★★POPCORN pops due to an explosion of moisture. Every kernel of popcorn has moisture in it. When you put popcorn in the microwave, the microwave heats up the moisture, creating steam.
When steam rises inside the shell of the popcorn, it presses against the shell until the shell can’t withstand the pressure anymore and it pops open, splitting open the shell. What once was a small, hard little object has now increased in size and become soft and fluffy. In fact, when the popcorn pops, it’s hard to even find the shell.
The old outward appearance is now dominated by the inside characteristics. God has seated deep down in your soul something that is ready to respond to the right environment. When the Holy Spirit begins to “cook” your divine nature so that the steam of your new life begins to rise and press through this outer shell called the body, you begin to “pop.”
You will begin to look, act, talk, and walk differently because the change occurring on the inside will show up on the outside.
The point
Internal transformation by the Holy Spirit changes our outward appearance and behavior, just as internal moisture creates visible popcorn bursting.
