Pentecost

 Pentecost, or the feast of weeks was another Jewish festival to celebrate God giving them the Torah & the wheat harvest. Just like the death & resurrection of Jesus took place in conjunction with Passover & first fruits, it is no coincidence that the receiving of the Holy Spirit & birth of the Church would fall on Pentecost. Before his ascension Jesus told his disciples to stay in the city until they were clothed with power.  

A Visible & auditable manifestation of Holy Spirit Power came upon all 120 disciples in that room. Because of Jesus’s death & resurrection a change happened, the Holy Spirit took up residence in the disciples, & likewise in us to continue His mission, & harvest souls for the Kingdom.

Up until then the Holy Spirit was active but not resident. Would come upon people for a variety of reasons but was temporarily & few were chosen.  God dwelt among them & interacted with them & empowered them, but was not in them. 

If we are born again he Indwells in our our hearts & minds. He comes to live in each of us and reveals truth to us. This is how the the kingdom of God resides in us. 

The Holy Spirit becomes the primary driver of our sanctification process to be more like Jesus. Indeed after Pentecost they became more like him. Likewise that should happen with us. His revelation of truth helps us to have victory’s over our sin nature that resists him. 

We are encouraged to be filled with the Holy Spirit so that the fruit produced will be a sweet blessing & invitation to others.