The Holy One calls to me this morning. Repetition is the way we learn and grow in or relationship with our Creator God. The subject of our conversation is a repeat but with new understanding each time He speaks to me about the Celebration of Pentecost.
"Few understand or acknowledge the Eternal significance of the Day of Pentecost".
As I ponder His words, I realize I am guilty as charged. The day of Pentecost is little celebrated in the Body of Christ. Except for the “crazy” things people may do (and others may judge) in the misunderstanding of that epic moment in our redemption, little is celebrated about the day. Yet how vitally important is the day the Holy Spirit was unleashed to indwell those who believe in the One Whom God sent to save humanity and to restore the created back into a sacred relationship with the Creator.
The
day of Pentecost was the grand finale in God’s provision and plan for Salvation
that Jesus died to provide. The Holy
Spirit in us completes us as part of the circle of Life. He binds us eternally to the Trinity as “Christ
in us, the Hope of Glory”.
Col 1:26-27 Paul writes: "The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations but now has been revealed to His saints. To them (and us) God willed to make known what the riches of the glory of this mystery are, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory".
Salvation
through Jesus saved humanity from the consequential death that came with
rebellion in the “fall”, But Pentecost is the event and day in which we have
been brought to unity with the Trinity:
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. “Christ in us the hope of glory” is the
ultimate completion and goal of salvation, since restored relationship IS the
goal of Salvation.
Even
as we have been saved from the judgement of Hell, fire and damnation, we are not
to regard that as the greatest aspect in having been save FROM something, but
rather we must prioritize the priceless blessing in that we are saved FOR
Someone. We have been redeemed for an
eternal relationship with the God of all creation and that begins here on earth through the indwelling Presence of the Holy Spirit of the Savior God: Jesus the
Christ.
Let
us not continue to overlook celebration on and for the day of the unleashing of
the Holy Spirit of God upon His people. For the Disciples, the day of Pentecost coincided with celebration of Shavuot as the feast of weeks, which is an agricultural feast of thanksgiving for the wheat crops. However, more and deeper it is the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel assembled at Mt Sinai. 1500 years earlier the Spirit of God fell upon Mt Sinai and while the disciples were thinking of that day of celebration, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, and we call it Pentecost. (The fiftieth day after the Resurrection.) Biblical history records the Holy Spirit of
God coming upon certain people but not until Pentecost did the Holy Spirit of
God come to indwell the believer.
This
is an annual day to celebrate but one day is not enough to celebrate the ongoing
Presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
That event should be a thankful
everyday celebration and acknowledgement of His vital role in our completion as being made one and whole (holy) with the Trinity forever and ever.
“If
you love Me, you will obey Me” said our Lord Jesus. God’s love language and the way we can “speak”
love to Him is through our obedience to His Word and His voice. The Holy Spirit is the internal voice of our
Lord. The day of Pentecost is the day of
the Divine One coming to enable our spirit to overcome our flesh temptations
and live out our love in obedience to His directives.
The
day of Pentecost is the day we look back upon as the model for the anointing
and baptism (immersion) by and into the Holy Spirit of Christ and with the
manifestation of Heaven’s power at work in, to and through our lives.
It is not a day for personal “ecstasy” in a “supernatural”
or even “witchcrafty” way but rather to be empowered to share the Truth and
Glory of God and His "wonderful works" to the lost and dying world around us. Those who were present on that day were men "from every nation under Heaven" and yet each one heard the message spoken in their own language and not the language of the disciples.
If
we are looking for our own pleasure or a supernatural other “realm” experience
to set ourselves apart we have sadly missed the reason for the great unleashing
of the Holy One. It is in our temporal
bodies infused by the Holy Spirit that we are enabled to share the Gospel and
be a conduit of the life and character and love of our God and King Jesus. Anything less becomes a point of
self-serving, self-exalting, misunderstanding and misrepresentation of Christ in
the world of humanity.
The
Holy Spirit is our Guide into all Truth.
The
Holy Spirit is our indwelling Wisdom and Divine Discern-er of good and evil.
The
Holy Spirit is our Enabler and Glorifier of Christ.
The
Holy Spirit is the Voice of Holiness within.
In
these dark days of confusion and chaos, the Holy Spirit is our Source of Peace.
There
is no end or limit to the working Power of Christ within the heart of the
Believer, or to the victories He brings in all our trials and challenges here
on earth.
If
we have not yet grasped the significance of that day, I believe it is time we
settle into the Blessing of Pentecost and acknowledge with thanksgiving the
Gift of the Holy Spirit within.
Lord,
I long to be in right relationship and under the ruling authority of Your Holy
Spirit within. Thank You for the promise
of our Helper sent from You to enable us to live filled and led by Your Holy
Spirit.
Lord Jesus, I pray you bring me to experience
the fullness of the Holy Spirit in the way You experienced Him when You walked
in the flesh among men. Thank you for
this poignant reminder and please give me ears to hear what the Spirit is
saying and a heart to obey His Voice. In
Your Powerful Name above all Names, I make my request Lord Jesus.
The Holy Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
The Holy Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
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