February 6, 2009 It’s God’s Word
Acts 2:1-4 tells us: “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them [the twelve apostles] cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
This sharing is inspired by some wonderful recent teachings centered around the Day of Pentecost. It’s been said that the greatest secret in the world today is that the Bible is the revealed Word and Will of God. I would also like to add a thought to those words in that the Day of Pentecost is the greatest day in the history of mankind. It was at that point that God was able to “seal His deal” with mankind. In Verse 1, the words “fully come” mean that everything that God was in the process of bringing about since Genesis 3:15, was fully accomplished. The promise of our savior Jesus Christ and all that he was to accomplish, was done, and there was nothing that the Devil or anybody else could do to prevent it.
Through the ages, since Genesis 3:15, God was working to bring His plan of redemption and salvation to pass. To this day, all one has to do is look around for a short period and it’s obvious that mankind needs salvation. Believe it or not, all the problems we see around us are the direct or indirect result of the original sin. Almost everything that we are surrounded by and engulfed in is a result of Adam’s original sin: sickness, death, violence of every nature, wars and rumors of wars. Because life is spiritual, devilishness still reigns supreme. A lot of people have a tough time with this truth. That Adam could and did transfer his dominion of the world over to the Devil is a spiritual truth.
A fact of life is that spirit is spirit, and you can’t see it with the five senses. Man misses it a lot there, because the organized churches teach that you can deal with spiritual things with the senses. Yes, you can talk to God, but let’s remember, John 4:24 tells us, “God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” For centuries man has been trying to figure out how to do that without coming to God’s Word honestly and directly. As a result, he ends up trying to improve the flesh. Of course, God knows all this, and God is a very patient and loving God.
Romans 5:19 tells us, “For by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” This tells us that Jesus Christ did it all. He re-established the connection that was necessary for man to communicate with God.
With the Day of Pentecost and the giving of the gift of holy spirit, man could finally do what God had been wanting since the beginning: man could worship God in spirit and in truth, which is speaking in tongues. And with all of this, God now has a family that He had wanted since the beginning. It’s called the Church of God. God had always wanted children by seed that He could love and that would love Him in return. And that’s what our job is.
The Devil has worked very hard since Genesis to establish kingdoms that look very appetizing to man. That’s why there was so much idolatry and paganism in the Old Testament. God had only certain people He could work with in the times before the Day of Pentecost. However, now God can work with you and me and He can and will teach us His Word. Our biggest challenges are daily. Sometimes they’re silly and sometimes they’re very serious. But if anything distracts you away from your interest in God’s Word, it’s really very serious.
1 Thessalonians 4:8,9 tell us, “For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we do not need to speak anything. For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.” Paul was very proud of these believers for speaking and teaching God’s Word in such a way that they themselves were built up and blessed from Paul’s ministry of the Word.
There’s no reason why we can’t do the same thing. What else have you got to do that’s more important? I can’t think of a thing. Funglimpses to all and to all, thanks for reading! Respectfully submitted, Will Grove