The
promise that the disciples would receive the power when the Holy Spirit comes
upon them (Acts 1:8) and that they would be empowered with power from on high
(Luke 24:49) it is a promise given to sustain the completion of Great Commission
in other words to evangelize the world. "You will receive power when the
Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses to the end of the
earth." The task of fulfilling the Great commission is not yet complete
the work has been passed over to church now.
To
understand our today’s reading Let's us read from verse 1 of Acts 2 with the
word "Pentecost": "When the day of Pentecost had come “Why did
Jesus choose Pentecost to pour out the Spirit on the disciples?
The
word Pentecost is a Greek word referring to the Festival of Weeks, which was
one of the main holy festivals of the Jewish people (Leviticus 23:15;
Deuteronomy 16:9). The Festival of Weeks (or Feast of Weeks) was celebrated at
the end of the grain harvest (Exodus 34:22), which occurred fifty days after
the wave offering of Passover. It was on this day—the day of Pentecost—that the
Holy Spirit descended upon the believers in Jerusalem (Acts 2). Jews from every
nation were all gathered together in the city and on this day the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit in extraordinary power was meant for witness. if we continue to
read in next chapter, we see a great harvest. we see 3,000 people were
harvested for God on the day of Pentecost, the feast of harvest.
The
same Holy spirit is poured upon church and comes with a huge responsibility to
be a witness around us. My Huge question for this morning is are you a
witnessing for God? Are you able to fulfill great commission in your life?
Receive
Holy Spirit in your Life and be empowered and be a witness
Amen.
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