Acts 2:1–4

In our days, on God’s timeline, we are under the direct guidance and covering of Holy Spirt. Jesus did not leave us alone and forsaken he Baptizes us with His very Spirit. And the greatest of His gifts is love!

1 John 4:8

Those who love…know God

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love is kind!

A kind word or a smile can change a persons day.

What are you doing to make someone else’s life better?

Faith without works is dead. Works without faith is dead.

Jesus sends us to love others.

There is nothing that you have done that God cannot correct in your life…His plans for you are greater than you can understand. It starts with forgiveness.  It is a decision. You pray for God to bless them. If they are in need you help them. For your own sake understand this. Bitterness and resentment let satan control you.  When we let it go we are set free. God can then do for you what you cannot do for yourself. Joyce Meyers

A well-lived life needs to be both gentle and strong, tender and fierce. So many important things depend on our ability to hold that paradox: raising a child, being a good friend or teacher, advocating for love, truth, and justice in a world that’s often hostile to those virtues.

None of our most important tasks can be done well if ‘niceness’ or an aversion to conflict keeps us from doing the right thing. SabbathMoments 

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul wrote about another seal: "In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit..." (Ephesians 1:13).

The seal of the Spirit produces external evidence of the work God has done in a Christian's heart. When we walk in step with the Spirit, we produce fruits that give testimony to His internal transformation of our hearts. (Galatians 5:22-25)

The seal of the Holy Spirit also serves as a distinction of belonging to God. It's as if God says, "This one's mine." His seal serves as a guarantee of our coming inheritance in Christ. (Ephesians 1:14) What reason we have to praise and glorify Him! Justification is by faith alone. First5 

Acts 2:1–4

2 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. The New King James Version

The Greek word used here, pnoē, sounds like the word for Spirit (pneuma). The intensity of the sound and its origin from heaven announce its divine origin. Fire is often used to describe God’s holy presence and His ability to purify. The reference to tongues or languages indicates that this is a reversal of the Tower of Babel, where God confused the languages of those who rebelled against Him. Fire as a Motif of Divine Presence may imply the permanence and intimacy of the Spirit’s ministry. These languages were not heavenly utterances, but human speech understood by a wide variety of people groups present in Jerusalem for the feast. Faithlife Study Bible

Pentecost was one of the three major Jewish festivals; the other two are the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. From the Greek word for “fifty,” Pentecost was so named because it fell on the fiftieth day after the Sabbath of the Passover. Pentecost was also known as “the Feast of Weeks,” “the Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest,” and “the Day of Firstfruits.” During this harvest celebration, the Jews brought to God the firstfruits of their harvest in thanksgiving, expecting that God would give the rest of the harvest as His blessing. 

This particular Day of Pentecost was the day of firstfruits of Christ’s church, the beginning of the great harvest of souls who would come to know Christ and be joined together through the work of the Holy Spirit.

A sound like a rushing mighty wind was needed to attract the multitudes to the small gathering of apostles who were sitting, the normal position for listening to someone speak, rather than standing for prayer. After the great crowd-gathering sound came the visual manifestation of God. 

Fire often indicated the presence of God. God initially appeared to Moses in a burning bush that was not consumed. God guided the children of Israel with a pillar of fire by night, and He descended before them in fire on Mt. Sinai. God sent fire to consume Elijah’s offering on Mt. Carmel and He used a vision of fire to warn Ezekiel of His coming judgment. 

The word translated tongues here is the normal Greek word for known languages. Speaking in “tongues” or diverse languages underscored the universal outreach of the church. These witnesses were speaking foreign dialects to the people who had gathered for Pentecost from other nations. The Day of Pentecost, as one of the three major Jewish celebrations, was a pilgrimage event. People who lived outside Israel traveled to Jerusalem to celebrate the festival. They came from Arabia, Crete, Asia, and even as far away as Rome. Many of these people stayed in Jerusalem for the entire 50-day celebration. 

Note that the text does not say that the Spirit spoke through the apostles, but that the Spirit gave them the ability to speak in languages that they had not previously known. The NKJV Study Bible

Mark 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

Acts 1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.