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Pentecost

By: Sarah Bishop

Posted: February 26, 2022

Category: Daily Devotional

The Acts of the Apostles 2:1-12

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’ All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’

Wondering Questions:

  • I wonder what it felt like to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.
  • How did they know it indeed was the Holy Spirit?
  • What ways have you heard of God’s deeds of power and Jesus’ saving love in your life?
  • How does the Holy Spirit embolden you to share the Good News?

Prayer

As we too yearn to feel the mighty wind of the Holy Spirit and the power of it’s flames to share the Good News of Jesus with all the earth, may we embolden in hearing the story anew. May the power and sustaining presence of God in Christ Jesus be one to ensure Pentecost is gifts we share every day. Amen.