Acts 2 is the fulfillment of Jesus’ final words from chapter 1. The power of the Holy Spirit comes upon the disciples. Reading the opening account (1-13), I noticed a few things.
1- All of the people in the upper room spoke in tongues. If the comment from Acts 1 still stands true, then the ‘all’ was something in the order of 120 people, who we know included men and women and likely various ages as well. What a picture of how the church should operate. All of us empowered by God leading the charge, advancing the kingdom as God empowers us!
2- They became witnesses. The Spirit’s outpouring was for witness as Jesus’ words in Acts 1:8 declare. People from around the world heard the message for the first time.
3- God’s miracle that day was people hearing the message of Jesus in their native or heart language. Heart language is a powerful communicator. People understand best when they hear the message in their native language. Native or heart language is the language of the heart. It can go to deeper places more quickly and more accurately than any second language. This miracle goes to show how loving God is…
I am touched this morning by the love of the Lord for people and the extremes God went to in order to reach a lost and disconnected world and bring them to Himself.
And on a personal level, I am overcome by a deep sense that I have still so far to go in my transformation to gain a heart as compassionate and out-reaching with love as the Lord has…
Lord, release in me not only Holy Spirit power but also Holy Spirit love and Holy Spirit boldness and Holy Spirit creativity to reach out in Jesus’ name. And to touch people in their heart not just their mind for the sake of the kingdom and with the love You, God, have for them. I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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