Coming of the Holy Spirit

 
Wordle courtesy of CoPilot

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Acts 1:8

 God has no limits, and when we serve Him, neither do we when it comes to doing His will. In our reading today, Acts 2:1-13, the disciples spoke in languages they didn’t know when they were indwelt by the Holy Spirit. They didn’t take a quick DuoLingo course or attempt to gesture their way through explaining things, no, they spoke clearly, fluently in a language that they had never spoken or understood before. The people in the city were amazed. The passage lists out 15 different people groups, though these could certainly represent far more than that and tells us that they were God-fearing Jews from all over the world staying in Jerusalem. Had they come to Jerusalem for business? To worship God? For a festival? I couldn’t say, but the fact is they all spoke different languages and had been getting by in Jerusalem on either a second language they had been taught or figuring things out to the best of their ability, as many immigrants do today. But that day, to their absolute amazement, they were hearing the gospel in their own heart language, being spoken by people who had no business knowing it. God spoke to their hearts. He showed them a miracle to get their attention, and He personalized that miracle to them to show that He loved each and every one of them, regardless of where they were from.

Here's the Thing: God’s going to do what He has to do to get our attention. He cares about each one of us and wants us to have a chance, a real chance, at knowing Him in a personal, saving way.

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