Pentecost – Power to BE and DO

As the people of God assemble today may they yield to the baptizing presence and power of Holy Spirit so that He might be upon them because He has anointed them to preach the good news to the poor, He has sent them to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy), to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly]. (Lk.4:18-19) It was at least the equivalent of a Boeing 747 landing in the middle of downtown Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost at 9:00 in the morning. And since they had no point of reference for such a “tempest blast” they became quite perplexed (unable to grasp something clearly or to think logically and decisively about something), cf.Acts 2:6,7,12. There was no warning that a Mighty manifestation would blast them suddenly into the miraculous church age where signs and wonders would “follow them that believe” (Mk.16:17). Believers were PRAYING like their Lord had commanded them in the PLACE He had commanded them to RECEIVE what He had commanded them (Lk.24:49) so that they could DO what He had commanded them.

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