On the road to Pentecost: The Rushing Wind

“Rushing wind blow through this temple, blowing out the dust within, come and breathe your breath upon me, I’ve been born again”  [lyrics by Keith Green]

On that first Pentecost, the apostles of Jesus Christ had been in preparation ten days for the coming of the promised Spirit. They did not know what to expect but they trusted their Lord Jesus Christ.

On the road to Pentecost, we have no idea what to expect, but like the apostles, we have to trust our Lord Jesus Christ. Are we truly prepared to receive the Holy Spirit in all His fullness of power?

“And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.’ [ESV]

If Spirit comes as He did in Acts 2:2, do you know how you’d react? Think about what your reaction would be if suddenly there came a sound from heaven “like a mighty rushing wind, and filled the entire house” where you are sitting. You might easily imagine what that may be like and how you’d react, but not until it actually happens would you know for sure what your reaction would be.

Know that if you are a born-again believer, the Wind is already here. But sadly, the Wind is not often perceived.  You must pray to become sensitized to the Holy Spirit living inside you; to experience that in-filling of rushing Wind right where you are sitting.

“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.” Romans 8:11 (ESV)

As a born-again believer, the indwelling Holy Spirit takes you from where you are to where God wants you to be and who He wants you to become. Spirit transforms you to live in freedom, enables you to walk by faith not by sight, equips you to establish a deeper connection to God, enhances your capacity to understand the spiritual and empowers you for your God-given mission.

Beloved, as you journey on the road to Pentecost, may you awaken to the reality of the Divine Presence within you, become keenly aware of His ever-present comfort, and know the sustaining holiness of a newly enriched life.

Amen†

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shelley Johnson “On the Road to Pentecost: The Rushing Wind” © 2013 revisited April 28, 2025