Throughout the Scriptures God promised to pour his own Spirit into his people. The eternal presence of God would one day come to live in us, be with us and empower us to joyfully tell others about God and his mighty works. While on earth Jesus also spoke of this “promise of the Father.” Then, 10 days after Jesus ascended into heaven, it is recorded in Acts 2:1-13 that the Father and the Son fulfilled the promise when “there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind.” Those first disciples were given new intimacy with God and new power to tell others about him. This is great news for us as well. The Spirit of God still indwells people today through repentance and faith in Jesus (Acts 2:28 & Eph. 1:13) AND he empowers us to make him known through our actions and our words when we ask for the fullness of his presence (Luke 11:13 & Acts 4:23-31) and walk in unbroken union with his Spirit (Eph. 5:18 & Gal. 5:16-24). Astounding… the Giver is also the Gift!
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