When we are “filled” with God’s Spirit, every day is Pentecost. No matter what happens with the economy, no matter our material wealth or lack thereof, every day is filled with purpose, power, and meaning. So, here’s the urgent question: Has Pentecost come for you yet today?
“Judas called Barsabbas” joined a long list of unknown people whose faithfulness changed history. Now it’s our turn. If you have met the risen Christ personally, you have an obligation to pay forward the grace you have experienced. Every person you meet is someone for whom Jesus died. If you’re thinking right now that your life cannot make a difference in our broken world, guess where that thought is coming from. While history may not record your name, every person you influence for Jesus will be marked for eternity by your faithfulness.
Yesterday was Pentecost. Held fifty days after Easter each year, the Sunday marks the day God's Spirit-filled people in Jerusalem, igniting the mightiest spiritual movement the world has ever seen (Acts 2). If we will do what the first Christians did, we will experience what they experienced.
