TUESDAY September 27, 2022
The Wonderful Works of God
Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”
Acts 2:7-11
The disciples spoke in languages that were not their own. They spoke in other people’s native languages. It was not a message in tongues or preaching the Gospel; they were glorifying God, as if speaking a psalm. It was a miraculous worship time that God used to speak to people from all different nations.
Listen, this is important; any type of experience you have with God needs to be backed up scripturally. Every experience has to be based on the Word of God. The Apostle Peter would soon stand up and reference Joel 2:28-29, to explain what was happening scripturally. Nothing he said was out of context.
Sadly, during the Pentecostal movement, many people were left confused about receiving the true baptism of the Holy Spirit. Some churches were allowing dancing, screaming, shouting and rolling about on the floor! What will nonbelievers think? They will think these people are crazy! It becomes a bad experience.
Everything must be kept scriptural. George Muller put it so well, “If the Holy Spirit guides us at all, He will do it according to the Scriptures, and never contrary to them.” He gives empowerment to be witnesses, to live the Christian life. God desires to baptize you personally with His Holy Spirit, so you can boldly declare the wonderful works He has done.
Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; and Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
~Psalm 40:5~
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