Thoughts for Another Day

June 13, 2011

Today's verse: Acts 2:2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.  (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)                                                                                    

The word 'mighty' pales in strength when you call the Holy Spirit, 'Mighty' for our Holy Spirit is more than mighty, more than awesome, more than anything that has power and Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit after He would leave the earth, (But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me: Jn. 15:26) to enable us live lives pleasing to Him and to the Father.

On that day the feast of Pentecost or the feast of weeks (Hebrew: Shavu'ot) a holy feast, one of the big three, as the timid and frightened men whom Jesus had made apostles, hid in fear of the Jews, and were in one accord in prayer and supplication; from heaven came the sound of a rushing mighty wind filling the room they were in and then there appeared cloven tongues of fire resting on each of them and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and power just as Jesus had said, 'But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;' Acts 1:8 not for any purpose but that they would proclaim the Name of the Lord Jesus in the whole earth.

Yesterday on the feast of Pentecost, we are again reminded of the Great Commission from our Shepherd to go and proclaim.  He still reminds us that His Holy Spirit is freely given us, just the way He was to the apostles and we can yet take recourse to the Holy Spirit of God and move forward to do His sacred work.  Not only that, in any difficulty we face in life, the Holy Spirit is our 'Comforter' and our 'Counselor' and He will never leave us rather He will build us up in strength and power to face the evil one fair and square.  We love the Holy Spirit and give Him the salutation, 'Your Majesty' for in Him, we're transformed into a royal people unto the Lord and He will bring us through no matter what.