‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
Acts 2:17-18
Peter, by the Holy Spirit, opens up ministry for everyone -- young and old, male and female. By quoting from the ancient prophet Joel, Peter shows that it was always God’s plan to include everyone in ministry. Once we position ourselves in Christ under the outpouring of His Spirit any of us can bring forth the needed gift by faith. In the midst of the river that flows from His temple we can expect signs and wonders to help us demonstrate Jesus to the world.
In the upper room there were one hundred twenty persons that day. There were men and women of various ages and ALL were filled with the Spirit that day. The fiery tongues marked them all and each of them began to speak with other tongues and glorified God. Peter stood in the midst of this display of God’s gracious power and preached to see three thousand souls saved in the streets.
We can’t afford to discount any honestly seeking believer from being the next person God will use to deliver a gift to the world or us. The Pharisees couldn’t accept Jesus, some couldn’t accept Paul, and still some can’t accept that God could speak through a woman or a child. Esther, Ruth, Deborah and even the high priest Caiaphas were used by God to speak to the nation. Once, God even used donkey to get His message across to a prophet. It would be foolish of us to limit God’s communication to our pre-approved methods.
Listening for Him Everywhere,
Pastor Jason
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