Today is a very significant day... The Day of Pentecost, the 50th day after Resurrection Day (Easter). God opened my eyes to a powerful new Truth this morning. I’m overwhelmed. Prayers of praise ring in my heart and soul.
Note: Pentecost took place exactly 50 days after the Passover and is one of the feasts celebrated by the Jews every year.
Act 2:1-4 says, “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Here goes, my heart rejoices in all the Holy Spirit is revealing through God’s Word! Pentecost is a reversal of the scattering of languages and nations that happened at the Tower of Babel back in Genesis 11. Instead of spreading the nations out, by the Spirit and through the Gospel, God is bringing them back together in the collective body of Christ. Before Jesus’ death and resurrection, He told His disciples it’s for your good that I go away so that the Holy Spirit can come. Of course, they didn’t understand this until that moment, the Day of Pentecost, exactly 50 days after His resurrection. Now, as believers in Jesus, we have in indwelling of the Holy Spirit - His Spirit. Instead of being confused and scattered, we are one, with one purpose - to proclaim the message of Jesus to the world.
As I watch all the confusion in the world today - the pandemic, violence, riots, selfish motives, hatred, and more - Today, on the Day of Pentecost, I’m reminded of the gift the believers have been given. The Holy Spirit is here! Living in believers. He brings us into one accord. After Act 2, we see over and over again “believers gathered and prayed in one accord.” Praise the Lord, we have the Holy Spirit to be our helper, guide, counselor, and always pointing us the the King of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus.
I encourage all of us to keep our eyes open, prayer in one accord, and share the message of Christ daily. Jesus is alive!