Breathe In Us God

Acts 2:1-13

 

This Sunday is the fiftieth day after Easter, the day of Pentecost has been marked as the birth of the Christian Church because of the out pouring of Holy Spirit.  Before Jesus ascending into the clouds, he told his disciples to remain in Jerusalem and wait for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.  While they waited, the Jewish harvest festival that is the fiftieth day after Passover was being celebrated.   As we see there were two celebrations taking place.  The newest celebration gave new hope, assurance, testimony and life to those Jesus Christ left behind.  Pentecost allowed each person to understand each other in their native tongue and language which caused a shift in the atmosphere.

There was an awakening of their dry, weak and brittle spirit.  Now they testified and preached with the assurance and boldness of the Holy Spirit to those gathered in Jerusalem for the festival.  Too often we dismiss the action of the Holy Spirit and leave it for the Pentecostal and Holiness denominations.  When we realize the Holy Spirit is preparing us to meet God, we will testify about the spirit God has placed in us because God is breathing God’s breath in us.  When God breathes in us, we become more fruitful because we’ve stayed connected to the tree of life.  When God breathes in us we are giving another chance at life. 

The key is we allow the Holy Spirit to transform us so we will grow and mature spiritually without having to tell people to look at our good deeds.  Allow the spirit of God to take charge of you and you will bare good fruit.  Therefore, when the Holy Spirit rest on us like the dew rest of the morning grass we are assured that God keeps breathing in us.  Breath on us precious Lord, fill us with your Holy Spirit so we can be salt and light to the world.