Can you picture the 120 disciples on the morning of the day when the Holy Spirit came? They had the promise of Christ that the Holy Spirit would come. Did they say to each other each morning 'Is today the day'? They had met together for prayer that morning as they usually did. Then suddenly a strange sound was heard. It was the Holy Spirit coming to them as Christ had promised. It was a strange experience for the disciples. In many ways it has never been repeated although in some mighty revivals during the history of the church, the Spirit of God has come upon a group of people in a special way and the results have been remarkable. That is not something we should demand God to do for us now. The Holy Spirit is here and lives today in every believer. The crowds who heard the noise of the wind and heard the disciples speaking in different languages wanted to know what was happening. Peter took the opportunity to explain, and in doing so, he preached a wonderful sermon. But v. 40 tells us that he said many other things too on that wonderful day. What were the results? Those who six or seven weeks before had put Christ to death, now felt the terrible guilt of what they had done. Who had spoken to them? Peter of course, but behind Peter's words was the marvellous power of the Holy Spirit. Do you remember what Christ had said about the Holy Spirit? 'When he is come, he will convict the world of sin, because they did not believe in me.' That was what happened that day. The Holy Spirit convicted men and women of their sin. Do our words seem empty and powerless at times? Is it because we are not asking the Holy Spirit to do his work? Are we trying to do his work for him? He is the only one who can really speak to hearts about sin and about Christ. Why not make sure we ask him and we allow him to do the work he came to do? A THOUGHT: God works by his Spirit when we pray. |
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