In the nearly two millennia since the Holy Spirit was given to the Church at Pentecost, what have we learned from Him? “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17 KJV). Everything a Spirit filled Christian has ever accomplished has been a demonstration of His Spirit and the “power of Christ” (2Corinthians 12:9). Each part of the Body of Christ is necessary to think, say, and do what the other might or could not. “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ” (1Corinthians 12:12). We are not complete without the other. “For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us” (Hebrews 11:40 NET). LORD, complete the good work You began in us. Amen.
Pentecost
Opinion: Hebrew and Greek Mindsets
Attempting to communicate between cultures and languages is more than finding word equivalents in translation but relating experiences that tell a story. The ancient Hebrew mindset required a story that described the experience, while the more western Greek mind looked for how doctrine would drive the question. When the Almighty confused humanity’s language at the Tower of Babel, He masterfully changed the focus of different language groups to impede the success of their communications. “Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse” (Proverbs 1:14 KJV). When the Spirit of God reverses the Babel Effect, “we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God” (Acts 2:11). Understanding Scripture and communicating God’s message requires the Holy Spirit’s intervention, “for we know not what we should pray for as we ought” (Romans 8:26). LORD, cause us to think and communicate in whatever mindset Your Spirit desires to make Your message plain to us or through us. In Jesus’ name, we ask it. Amen and amen.
We Need A Miracle 