THE DAY OF PENTECOST

     In my previous blog, I wrote about the apostles of Jesus; yet, there is another portion of the day of Pentecost that is of vital importance.  Please read this carefully, will you?
     When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.  And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.  Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them.  All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.  (Book of Acts 2:1-4).
     It is clear to see, therefore, that the Holy Spirit empowered the apostles with the ability to speak languages in order for them to effectively communicate the Message of Jesus to people in nations where the apostles traveled:  to Britain, Turkey, Ethiopia, Persia, Armenia, Alexandria, India, to nations of the Mediterranean, and, eventually, to the uttermost parts of the world.  On the day of Pentecost, the apostles were not babbling, nor speaking in unknown tongues.
     The story in Acts continues:
     Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.  And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?  Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans, and Arabians, and we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
     One attribute Almighty God has is common sense.  He wants us to know His Son and to understand the Message of his messengers, in clear and concise ways of communication.  God does not confuse, but rather simplifies.   He wants us to hear and understand the wonderful works of God!