Descending | Pentecost Moment | Part 2

Ten days before Pentecost, Jesus commissioned His disciples to be His witnesses to every nation, tribe, and tongue—empowered by the Holy Spirit. But the Spirit had not yet been poured out.

It’s not hard to imagine the questions stirring in their hearts. Confusion. Doubt. Curiosity.How are we supposed to do this? What will the Holy Spirit be like? How will we reach the people nearby—let alone those at the ends of the earth?

They trusted Jesus’ words, but what unfolded at Pentecost was beyond anything they could have anticipated.

Acts 2:1–4 tells us:

“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”

God was on the move—and He still is.

His ways may surprise us. His power may look different than we imagined. But the call remains the same: lean in, listen, and go. The mission given in Acts is still our mission today—to carry the good news of Jesus to the ends of the earth.

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