Yesterday at church the sermon was on the moment in Acts when the Holy Spirit descends. And the focus was not so much on that amazing arrival, but on what the first act was. Instead of the parting of a river, or the healing of diseases, the first act the Holy Spirit brought about was having people understand each other. The very first act of the Holy Spirit was to bring about community for those who were otherwise separated into groups based on language. Friends. If this is the very first thing the Holy Spirit did; don't you think we should learn from it? We live in a time when separation and division in the church are all I see. And that division hurts my heart. Because if the Holy Spirit meant for us to simply be able to be with each other and understand each other's words; the hope of the Father is that in that understanding, we love each other. I like to live and breathe in 1 John. And there, we learn, "And he has given us this command: if anyone loves God he must ...
Sometimes I think God needs to wake up our hearts. My hope through this blog is to help you do that! Every once and a while the Holy Spirit prompts...and I write! I pray you find my words encouraging and yet challenging at times!