Pentecost

We are all familiar with the story of Pentecost from Acts chapter 2. The disciples were sitting together in the upper room praying and waiting as Jesus had instructed, when suddenly the Holy Spirit came down upon them and each one began to speak in “other tongues.”

Many times in church we get so caught up in the coming of the Holy Spirit and debating what “other tongues” means that we miss the true importance of the event.

Pentecost, 50 days after Easter, celebrates the birth of the Church. For the first time since creation, God created something new, not just another synagogue or temple for people who adhere to a specific set of beliefs. God created, using humans, the living Body of Christ.

Pentecost is a reminder to us that we are the Body of Christ. From Pentecost to rapture we are to be on this earth fulfilling the prophecy of Jesus in John 14:12, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.”

Pentecost is a reminder that we are the Body of Christ. We are Christ’s representatives on this earth. How we act is how people perceive Christ in the real world.

Are you fulfilling the prophecy of Jesus? Are you living your life as Christ’s representative?