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Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) Believers Praise GodActs 2:1-12
The MessageA Sound Like a Strong Wind2 1-4 When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning, there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building. Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them. 5-11 There were many Jews staying in Jerusalem just then, devout pilgrims from all over the world. When they heard the sound, they came on the run. Then when they heard, one after another, their own mother tongues being spoken, they were blown away. They couldn’t for the life of them figure out what was going on, and kept saying, “Aren’t these all Galileans? How come we’re hearing them talk in our various mother tongues? Parthians, Medes, and Elamites;
Visitors from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia,
Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia,
Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene;
Immigrants from Rome, both Jews and proselytes;
Even Cretans and Arabs! “They’re speaking our languages, describing God’s mighty works!” 12 Their heads were spinning; they couldn’t make head or tail of any of it. They talked back and forth, confused: “What’s going on here?”
For Reflection
In Christ, there is no East nor West, North, or South. From space, we see no geopolitical divides. Through the Holy Spirit, and despite the differences in language, God's message through Christ breaks through all barriers.
In the beginning, it was the Word, and the Word was God. Therefore, God is the archetype of the meaning of life.
PrayPray. Hold a conversation with God. Pray and read scripture. Pray and let the Word behind the words bring you closer to righteousness.
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