Happy birthday Church! Did you know that Pentecost is the birthday of the Church? The birth of Christianity is celebrated this day - the day voices of all races and languages came together and heard each other with one voice. Acts 2: 1-11. So let's party! The Holy Spirit is the guest of honor and will blow out the candles. St. Peter set the table and St. Paul brought the guests. But this is no ordinary birthday party. We are guests, but the guest of honor is bringing the gifts. The Holy Spirit brings wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11:2-3. Everything is set at the table and the party is ready to begin. Will we be there?
The most important thing I need to remember is to accept the gifts that God gives us through the Holy Spirit. He is the guiding force in our lives, in everything we do, but only if we accept the gifts given freely. I need to live in Him, walk beside Him and love through Him (the Holy Spirit), with Him (Jesus Christ) and in Him (God the Father). I personally choose to stay close to the Church because I know it will survive all trials and the gates of Hell shall not prevail over it. Matthew 16: 17-19. And there are trials - both for the Church and for each of us personally. Hold onto the Rock and wait for the day when we will all speak with one voice - just like the first Pentecost.
cindy
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