Fire Came Down

Last night we got to look at some incredible verses in Acts. 2:1-13, tells the story of the day the Holy Spirit came down and started a revolution among somewhere in the neighborhood of 18 people groups!! Every time I read this scripture preparing for the message I got chills. Can you imagine what it was like to be there. Wind blowing, fire dancing, Galileans speaking clearly all of the dialects that were present. That's just so exciting to me. I went in last night expecting some of our students to really get the message, and they did. When we live by the power of the Holy Spirit in our life...it is obvious something is different about us. The way we talk is different. There isn't anymore foul language, slander, or gossip. The Holy Spirit is in control of your tongue. The way we sing is different. We can't be quiet because Psalm 40 says God has put a song in our mouths. I get so frustrated when all of these hardcore guys refuse to sing because they are too prideful. Dude if you have the song of the blood bought-redeemed in your mouth you have to shout!! When we talk to people they will see such a difference in our lives when we live by the Spirit. But...there will always be the doubters, the mockers, and the rejecters. I understand that and even in our very own students ministry we have the doubters and rejecters. The one's who sit irreverently thinking they have it all together. Or the one's who are there just to please their mom. These are the one's who break my heart. Not because they are trouble, we really don't have those kind of problems here, simply because they are lost and not searching. My prayer is this: That we will allow the fire (Holy Spirit) to come down in our families, in our church, in our lives so that they will be astonished at the wonder of God. That the very people we come in contact with everyday will see how much we love Jesus because we have allowed Him to take control of every aspect of our lives. Will you let the Fire come down on you??