February 25: Trusting His Provision.
HIS BESTOWAL.
They were amazed and astonished, saying"...how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born?"--Acts 2:7, 8
I wanted to make sure my message would be properly understood even though the audience in the convention center had come from many different countries. The night before the event, I met with the coordinator of the translators in order to go over some of my key points. The translation in different languages, transmitted via headset radio system, was of utmost importance as many in the audience were not fluent in English. I believe that the Holy Spirit anointed their words; otherwise I would not have been able to communicate the Word.
At the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus promised His disciples that they would receive "power from on high," in order to proclaim the good news of Jesus to the world (Luke 24:46-49). And the followers of Jesus waited for the promise to be fulfilled. They were all together on the day of Pentecost "and suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind....And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance" (Acts 2:2-4). Jews and proselytes, pilgrims from other nations, each heard the disciples speak in their own language! Can you imagine the amazed audience, each hearing the gospel in their own dialect? Many scholars interpret this event as the reversal of the curse of Babel, when humans mistrusted God and thought to outsmart Him by building a tower to reach the heavens. God confused their language, and they could no longer understand each other (Genesis 11:1-9). Now in Acts, the opposite happened. The Spirit was bestowed on the Christian community, and everyone understood their message! God equipped His followers, providing everything they needed in order to share Jesus with others. And the Holy Spirit is bestowed upon us, equipping us for service and providing what is needed. The Spirit will enable you to share Jesus with others! Trust His power and don't be afraid to be used by God!
My Response:________________________________________________________
HIS BESTOWAL.
They were amazed and astonished, saying"...how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born?"--Acts 2:7, 8
I wanted to make sure my message would be properly understood even though the audience in the convention center had come from many different countries. The night before the event, I met with the coordinator of the translators in order to go over some of my key points. The translation in different languages, transmitted via headset radio system, was of utmost importance as many in the audience were not fluent in English. I believe that the Holy Spirit anointed their words; otherwise I would not have been able to communicate the Word.
At the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus promised His disciples that they would receive "power from on high," in order to proclaim the good news of Jesus to the world (Luke 24:46-49). And the followers of Jesus waited for the promise to be fulfilled. They were all together on the day of Pentecost "and suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind....And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance" (Acts 2:2-4). Jews and proselytes, pilgrims from other nations, each heard the disciples speak in their own language! Can you imagine the amazed audience, each hearing the gospel in their own dialect? Many scholars interpret this event as the reversal of the curse of Babel, when humans mistrusted God and thought to outsmart Him by building a tower to reach the heavens. God confused their language, and they could no longer understand each other (Genesis 11:1-9). Now in Acts, the opposite happened. The Spirit was bestowed on the Christian community, and everyone understood their message! God equipped His followers, providing everything they needed in order to share Jesus with others. And the Holy Spirit is bestowed upon us, equipping us for service and providing what is needed. The Spirit will enable you to share Jesus with others! Trust His power and don't be afraid to be used by God!
My Response:________________________________________________________
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