Pentecost season

Today is the last day of the 3 days we celebrate Pentecost. Actually the church does not even give creed to this holiday for the most part, but I would challenge each of us to dwell on the incredible significance of this time. Even Paul rearranged his travels to be in Jerusalem on Pentecost...

Acts 20:16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia. He was in a hurry to get to Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost, if that was possible.

1 Corinthians 16:8 In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.

Why was Pentecost so important to Paul and the other Apostles that they celebrated it? You can read about it in Acts 2 but Peter addresses the entire crowd stating the following...

Acts 2:15 These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that. 16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: 17 'In the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. 18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on my servants-- men and women alike-- and they will prophesy. 19 And I will cause wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below-- blood and fire and clouds of smoke. 20 The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and glorious day of the LORD arrives. 21 But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.'

The Holy Spirit was the assurance that we ALL could find Christ's power alive and well in us...not just the Levitical Priesthood, or the Apostles, or just the Jews, but each one of us who call on the name of the Lord to be saved...THAT is POWERFUL

Ephesians 1:19-20 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 which he accomplished in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places

Pentecost was about the Holy Spiriting abiding IN US as believers, it EMPOWERS us to live as He would desire (that is grace). It allows us to be conquers in this world where Satan roams. I don't know about you but I believe all Christians should celebrate this day more than any other...

Father God loves us all so much and He has made every provision for us to be successful in THIS life...TODAY