Moving of the Spirit in the last days is what many Old Testament people longed for. The prophet Joel had prophesied that the Lord would pour out his Spirit in the last days. And now, on the day of Pentecost, those words were fulfilled. Today, we are fortunate to live in the New Testament era, …
The Spirit empowers us to carry out God’s work on this earth. You may imagine yourself serving in God’s Kingdom in different capacities. You enjoy helping because you sense the Lord has called you to a particular role. As you serve, you feel fulfilled because the Lord has blessed you and given you the gifts …
A move of God can be bewildering because we don’t understand what God is doing. The disciples were confused after Jesus’ death and resurrection as they tried to understand what was happening. During their confusion, the disciples went fishing to engage in something familiar. While they were fishing, the Lord met them and called them …
Signs from God can reveal who He is, give insight into His majesty, and provide guidance when we are confused. During Jesus’ ministry, He made many signs to help people take steps of faith. John 20:30 The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. 31 But these …
The Lord breaks into our lives because He is the God of intervention who works on our behalf to fulfill His plans for us. He is the divine intruder who intervenes in our lives in times we don’t expect and other times when we desperately call out to Him. Where has the Lord intervened in …
The significance of meeting together for spiritual purposes is vital throughout the Bible and in the church today. We have seen how detrimental isolation is for humans these past few years. Most people agree that life is better when we are together with others. As believers in Christ, we are better together, including praying together. …
At the end of God’s instructions for the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost, He gives instructions for what we might call “Biblical welfare.” Leviticus 23: 22 “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it …
Many 21st century Christians think Pentecost is a New Testament celebration. But God had told Moses to observe Pentecost for generations. Leviticus 23: 20 “The priest will lift up the two lambs as a special offering to the Lord, together with the loaves representing the first of your crops. These offerings, which are holy to the Lord, belong …
Three times a year Jerusalem filled with people as they came to celebrate the three main festivals. These were Passover/Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and the Feast of Shelters (fall feast). God had commanded that His people meet at the Temple to celebrate these festivals. Deuteronomy 16: 16 “Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three …
Pentecost symbolized a new beginning for God’s people as they left Egypt. They had moved to Egypt as families of the twelve sons of Jacob. Then they lived in Egypt 430 years, most of it in slavery. They had always been told what to do by their overseers. Then God came and worked through Moses …