Recently in my Sunday School class and a church service, we had a discussion and the pastor spoke on the word fill, filled, or refill.  In Sunday School, we discussed definitions of the word fill or what it meant to us.  Here are a few things mentioned: to put into as much as can be held, to bring back to capacity or a desired level, to occupy completely, to build up to the next level, and to saturate an area/object.  

As I listened to each definition or phrase for the meaning of fill, filled, or refilling, I envisioned a cup or pot and someone pouring water into it.  As the water was being poured, some spatters could be seen on the surface around the cup/clay pot. The water began rising to the top of the cup to where it reached capacity and ran over the edge.  Overflowing the rim of the cup allowed the water to join or include the spatters which had landed on the surrounding surface.

I, also, saw a cinder block sitting outside in the rain.  The longer the block sat in the rain and water.  The darker the block began to become.  The block also became heavy from being wet.  This tells me the block absorbed some of the water as a sponge would soak up water.

So when I think about John telling of Jesus miracles in the Bible.  I look at John 9:1-7 where Jesus heals the man who was blind from birth.  I think we can see a spiritual blindness with this man as well his physical blindness.  And as we see Jesus takes saliva (water) with dirt (making clay) and heals his physical blindness and spiritual blindness. The man can see.  He became a walking testimony.  And as the saliva is water and water is a type (metaphor) of Holy Spirit, the man is filled by the Spirit as he is made whole in spirit by a supernatural healing.  For the Bible also tells us in Ephesians 1:13, “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise”, the Holy Spirit began residing in us at salvation.  He filled you up.

Do you want to know how to fill the emptiness? Follow me down the Roman Road:

Step 1.  Realize and acknowledge you/we/all are sinners. Romans 3:23 says, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Step 2.  Realize and understand God loves us all.  Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Step 3.  Know there is a penalty for sin which is death but a gift was given for all of us.  Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Step 4. Confession is made by mouth and believe in your heart, Jesus Christ is Lord.  Romans 10:9-10, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

Reference scripture from post body:

John 9:1-7

1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
The New King James Version. (1982). (John 9:1–7). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.