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Greetings in the Wonderful Name of Jesus Christ! Today is Pentecost Sunday and a time to celebrate the precious gift of the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and is the personal gift of the Father who was sent to dwell in followers of Jesus Christ. (Luke 24:49) Jesus told His followers to wait for this promise and that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon them. (Acts1:8) This power would be a divine enablement to be witnesses for the Lord. God’s command was for these believers to go into all the world and preach the Gospel message with signs that would follow! (Mark 16:15-20)
On the day of Pentecost, 120 believers were gathered in a room of the temple praying and waiting on the Lord when suddenly the room was filled with the sound of a rushing wind. Visible tongues of fire descended on this company and they all began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2:1-4) These believers went out into the temple area and caused quite a stir among those Jews gathered from around the world for the Feast of Pentecost. Each one heard them glorifying God in their own language! (Acts 2:8-10) What a miracle! Peter preached that day and many came under conviction through the power of the Holy Spirit! (Acts 2:37) They were told to be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit! (Acts 2:38-41) Three thousand were baptized and added to the church that day!
Today, nearly 2000 years later, God is still empowering believers to be witnesses for Him. He is still pouring out His Spirit on all flesh. He is still sending His Church to be witnesses to the nations. He is still baptizing people in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues! He is still confirming His Word with supernatural signs! God shows no partiality and wants all to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth! (1st Timothy 2:3-4) If you are not filled with the Holy Spirit, why not pray and ask the Jesus to baptize you with power to be His witness? You can become even more effective as a witness with power! God bless you this Pentecost Sunday! May you be filled with power again and again. (Ephesians 5:18-21)
Pastor John