Devotionals for June 7, 2022
Our next monthly prayer and worship will be on Friday, July 1 at 7:00pm. Mark your calendar for this!
READ
ACTS 2:1-8
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?
REFLECT
This is the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the disciples recorded in Scripture. We have a group of people who don’t all speak the same language, so the Holy Spirit is empowering them,
and maybe even the hearers, to hear the gospel being preached.
What a miracle! Empowered beyond their natural abilities to bear witness to Jesus! And that SAME power is available for believers today.
and maybe even the hearers, to hear the gospel being preached.
What a miracle! Empowered beyond their natural abilities to bear witness to Jesus! And that SAME power is available for believers today.
APPLY
Q: What happened before there was a sound from Heaven?
Q: When we begin to act in response to an outpouring, in whose power are we operating?
Q: At this time, there were devout Jews in Jerusalem. What was their response to these Christians operating in their gifts?
Q: When we begin to act in response to an outpouring, in whose power are we operating?
Q: At this time, there were devout Jews in Jerusalem. What was their response to these Christians operating in their gifts?
SING
PRAY
"May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."
Father, I take joy in the fact that your Kingdom is built on the Gospel. It’s filled with compassion, forgiveness, and new life in You. Use me for your will, and I look forward to your coming Kingdom! I pray for your strength and enjoy in serving you now and until your Kingdom comes in full. Amen.
Father, I take joy in the fact that your Kingdom is built on the Gospel. It’s filled with compassion, forgiveness, and new life in You. Use me for your will, and I look forward to your coming Kingdom! I pray for your strength and enjoy in serving you now and until your Kingdom comes in full. Amen.