Scripture to Read: Acts 2:5–13
In Acts 2, God came in the presence of His Holy Spirit to set free everyone enslaved to sin. God fulfilled His promise to send a Helper (John 14:16, John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:7) so all who surrendered to Christ as Lord could live fully for Him. Through His Holy Spirit, God gives every saved soul rest (Matthew 11:29). God does miraculous works through His children when we walk in submission to His Holy Spirit in us. In Acts 2:5–13, God gives us a glimpse of how a lost world reacts when they see God at work but don’t understand that it’s Him working. As we saw yesterday’s devotion, it was Pentecost, so Jews came from everywhere to celebrate this festival. In God’s sovereign will, He brought the world to one place (Acts 2:5) where He revealed Himself to the crowd through His Holy Spirit in His disciples. The “violent rushing wind” (Acts 2:2) was heard, and the crowd came running because they wanted to know what caused the sound. God knows how to draw a crowd, and He loves to use His children to display Himself. God gave the 120 disciples the ability to speak in languages they had never studied (Acts 2:6), and the crowd was amazed (Acts 2:7–9) that “Galileans” were able to speak their languages. Some in the crowd wondered what it meant (Acts 2:12), but others mocked (Acts 2:13) and said the disciples were drunk. Due to their hardened hearts, mockers will always ridicule God’s works.
Challenge & Application
• God the Holy Spirit lives in all believers; so, how are you seeing God’s miraculous power displayed in and through you?
• What needs to happen in your life so that you do not miss God’s handiwork in and through you each day?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!