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Dear Christian Believers,
June God has truly blessed us through HIS plan of salvation,
the Lord Jesus Christ.
2003 June 8th is “Pentecost.” the birth date
of the Christian Church to which ALL Christian believers
belong. Pentecost means “fiftieth,” and the
number fifty signifies deliverance, rest, joy, and refreshing.
Mankind’s day of deliverance had arrived, and this
deliverance is available to All who make Jesus the Lord
of their lives and believe that God hath raised him from
the dead as declared in Romans 10:9-10.
The twelve apostles were the first to experience the deliverance
of the “new birth,” and it came on Pentecost.
Acts 2 records this event and their response.
They spoke in tongues the wonderful works of GOD, and
then Peter stood up with the other eleven and gave the
first sermon of the Christian Church, preaching Jesus
Christ and his resurrection. The result, about 3000 souls
were added to the Church. Before Jesus ascended into heaven
he had instructed his apostles where they were to be,
what to expect, what they were to do, and ... they did
it. They were ministers and messengers of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and became living epistles known and read of all
men. Their Pentecost came 2000 years ago and they responded.
Our Pentecost came when we accepted the Lord Jesus Christ
and were “born-again” of GOD’S spirit.
The only question is, “what is our response going
to be and continue to be?” I Timothy 2:4
says that it is God’s will for all men to be saved
and come unto a knowledge of the truth. If this is God’s
will then it should be ours too, “Not my will but
Thy will be done,” remember? Romans 10:17
says, “So then, faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the Word of God.” Also it
says in verse 14b “...
and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not
heard?”... People, there are still those
who have not heard or heard enough to believe, what are
we going to do about it? The apostle Paul prayed and asked
others to pray for doors of utterance to be opened unto
him that he might speak the mysteries of Christ. When
I lived in Florida I watched several “Space Shuttles”
blast off to do and complete their mission. They would
blast off when the “space window” was open
for them to pass through. GOD has given us our window,
a lifetime to move through the windows of opportunities
HE provides. Let us not waste our lifetime of opportunity,
and what GOD has so freely given us.
Psalm 107:2
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, who He hath redeemed
from the hand of the enemy.
Have you been redeemed? Has God recovered
you from the captivity of the enemy? Have you been rescued?
Are you thankful and blessed? Then, SAY SO!
Psalm 71:23-24a
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee
and my soul which THOU hast redeemed. My tongue also
shall talk of THY righteousness all the day long...
People, we have received much and have
much to give, Pentecost did not end 2000 years ago, it
just began. Let’s keep the fire of Pentecost burning
and what God poured out to all who will to believe.
Acts 4:20 should be our cry ... “For
we cannot but speak the things which we have heard and
seen.” The true celebration of Pentecost
is not a calendar date, or a special worship service,
but it is in what we do and say day by day as active ministers
and messengers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Keeping the Fire Burning with you,
John
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