The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Acts 1:4-5,
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"On one occasion, while he [Jesus] was eating with them, he gave them this command: 'Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'"
How astonishing that our God has decided to dwell within each of us as believers through his Holy Spirit! In this passage Jesus tells his disciples, after the resurrection and just prior to his ascension into heaven, that they would be “baptized with the Holy Spirit”!
A few days later, when Peter preached the gospel message to the Jews in Jerusalem at Pentecost, we read this exchange in Acts 2:38, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
And so throughout the New Testament we read of the baptism all believers receive when they embrace Jesus Christ through faith, as we read in 1 Corinthians 12:13, “For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”
This is life-changing! We are all possessed of the Holy Spirit who is busy changing us from the inside out! As we read in 2 Corinthians 5:17-18a, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ…”
How fantastic is this?! What a God!!
How astonishing that our God has decided to dwell within each of us as believers through his Holy Spirit! In this passage Jesus tells his disciples, after the resurrection and just prior to his ascension into heaven, that they would be “baptized with the Holy Spirit”!
A few days later, when Peter preached the gospel message to the Jews in Jerusalem at Pentecost, we read this exchange in Acts 2:38, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
And so throughout the New Testament we read of the baptism all believers receive when they embrace Jesus Christ through faith, as we read in 1 Corinthians 12:13, “For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”
This is life-changing! We are all possessed of the Holy Spirit who is busy changing us from the inside out! As we read in 2 Corinthians 5:17-18a, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ…”
How fantastic is this?! What a God!!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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