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Daily Devotion

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

Created: Monday, 06 August 2018 14:30
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SCRIPTURE:
 ACTS 1:1-5
 
 
ACTS has been called the Gospel of the Holy Spirit; so, before we turn to a detailed consideration of its second chapter, let us take a general view of what ACTS has to say about the Holy Spirit.

It is unfortunate that we so often speak of the events at Pentecost as the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit did not come into existence at that time. God is eternally Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ACTS makes that quite clear. The Holy Spirit was speaking through David (see Acts 1:16); the Spirit spoke through Isaiah (Acts 28:25); 

Stephen accuses the Jews of all through their history, having opposed the Holy Spirit (Acts 7:51). In that sense, the Spirit of God is in every age revealing His truth to men. At the same time, something special happened at Pentecost. 

From that time, the Holy Spirit became the dominant reality in the life of the early Church. 

The Holy Spirit was the source of all guidance. The Spirit moved Philip to make contact with the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:29), prepared Peter for the coming of the emissaries of Cornelius ( Acts 10:19), ordered Peter to go without hesitation with these emissaries (Acts 11:12), enabled Agabus to foretell the coming famine (Acts 11:28); ordered the setting apart of Paul and Barnabas for the momentous step of taking the Gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 13:2-4); guided the decisions of the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:28); guided Paul past Asia, Mysia and Bithynia, down into Troas and then to Europe (Acts 16:6) and tells Paul to wait for Him in Jerusalem (Acts 20:23). The early Church was a Spirit-guided community. 
  
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Life Application: Are you allowing the Holy Spirit to be your guide and counselor? He will be your never-ending friend!

Praise/Prayer: Dear Father, I am so thankful for the Holy Spirit who is my comforter, companion, and One who never leaves me. He has been by consoler and faithful friend as long as I can remember. He is my ever-present friend and partner. I can't imagine life without the Holy Spirit as my eternal guide, both now and when the trumpet sounds. Amen!

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