“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:2

Suddenly…immediate without warning something happens. On the day of Pentecost, the disciples were unified and waiting in Jerusalem as Jesus had instructed them to do. They were looking to receive the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father. Acts 1:4 reads “And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”

I am sure if those old saints could have a face-to-face conversation with us…it would blow our minds of the experience they had that day. The scripture tells us that the Holy Spirit came suddenly and filled all the house. It was a miraculous occurrence. They saw and felt His power; it is impossible for us to see God in His complete essence. Moses sought to see God’s face and God spoke unto him and in Exodus 33:20 “And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” Therefore, He shows us His glory through the manifestation of things that we can relate to and understand.

In John 3:8 Jesus tells Nicodemus that “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” And just as the Apostle Peter preached to the crowd that day pricking their hearts and over three thousand souls were saved; God’s promise of the Holy Spirit is still being given to whosoever believeth in Jesus Christ our Lord and repent of their sins.

We cannot see the Holy Spirit, but every born-again believer, experiences a transformation…a new birth and as Jeremiah said it is like fire shut in my bones! We who are saved by the grace of God know exactly what he felt. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17.

There will always be naysayers just like on the day of Pentecost…denying what they obviously saw and accusing them of being drunk with wine. The fact is they saw the effects of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles that day and could not deny it… they simply refused to believe. So, it is today. When the Holy Spirit lives within us and fills our lives, it shows. Man may deny it, but they cannot help but see the glory of God being manifested through His beloved children to accomplish His will.

So, today I am reminded of Timothy as the Apostle Paul admonishes him in 2 Timothy 1:6 “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.” Let us stir up the gift of God that is in us, walking worthy of our calling; lifting, encouraging, and comforting others; allowing The Holy Spirit to empower and manifest His glory through us to the world… as someone said we are blessed to be a blessing!

God blessings and power be with you now and ever,