Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. This is when the church world celebrates the first time that the followers of Jesus Christ were filled with the Holy Spirit. Jude 20 encourages us to pray in the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 5:17 encourages us to be filled with Holy Spirit, the apostle Paul in I Corinthians 14:1 encourages us to seek the gifts of the Holy Spirit and Jesus took the disciples that they needed the Holy Spirit to be His witnesses. What has changed from the 1st century to today? We still have great needs and the lack of personal ability to solve our own problems just like the those in the 1st century. May we take heed to the scriptures that encourages us to foster an intimacy with God through the power of the Holy Spirit and may we learn to accept by faith what God has said rather then trying to figure it out in our minds. God is the author and the finisher of our faith which means He sets the guidelines on how our faith in Him is work. He promised to send the Holy Spirit to all His disciples because we need the Holy Spirit to comfort, to teach, to empower, to help us discern, to give us peace, to give understanding and many other things. We need Him, therefore throughout this week ask Jesus to fill you afresh with the Holy Spirit.
Pastor John
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