November 9, 2018
Friday, November 9, 2018 at 1:00AM November 9, 2018
Judy Hollaway
August 3
Running with Jesus
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Pentecost was held 50 days after Passover. The festival was to celebrate the harvest and festival of thanksgiving. Jesus died, arose 40 days after and the Holy Spirit would come 50 days after His ascension. Notice that the disciples were gathered together in one place and in one accord.
They were told to go to Jerusalem and tarry there and the Spirit of Promise would come. A few verses earlier we saw they were continuing in prayer and supplications. In order to know the mind and will of God in the life of the body, we must all be in prayer and supplication. They were about to embark upon the greatest event in history.
We say we want to see great things happen but we really don’t. Now why would I say this, because we are not willing to tarry or spend the time it takes in prayer and supplication that it requires to see God work in and through us? We barely can get people to sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour to hear a message and God forbid that we run over during the service. Our minds are preoccupied with what we are going to do when we leave the service or some event that we have planned on the day that is supposed to be Holy and set apart for worship. We have to sing only 2 verses in an invitation and we must close, the altars are rarely filled with people praying over lost loved ones or a dying lost world. So I must ask do we get mad at God. Do we blame our Pastor?
Father, help us today to think about what each of us can do to seek to be in one accord in the body of Christ. Teach us how to be in one accord. We truly want to see You do great and mighty things. Give us a willing spirit to tarry with You as long as it takes to find Your mind and will. Empower us to do the work You have called each body to do as we function in the ungodly world we are living in.
Please don’t miss out in the morning on the Harvest feast, meet me there!
Reader Comments (1)
The presence of the Lord is the place of abode. Believers gain strength and other benefits as we tarry in God's presence.