Tue.’s Devo - The Holy Spirit is Given

Read: 2 Samuel 22:21-23:23; Acts 2:1-47; Psalm 122:1-9; Proverbs 16:19-20
David tells us when he finishes this beautiful song that God put the words in his mouth. It is Jesus’ last song to his father when he was finished with his life on earth. It is a list of all that Jesus accomplished and how he finished well. He secured an everlasting covenant for us of salvation and kindness.
Those who reject his kindness will be punished and destroyed. It is their choice.
David then honored all the ones who were faithful to him and stood with him to do valiant acts of service. We will be rewarded for the things we do for the Lord. David had three that were his mightiest men just as Jesus had his three that were his closest. We can be as close to Jesus as we want to be.
In Acts, it was the day of Pentecost. Pentecost means “fiftieth”. Jesus died on Passover and two days later was First Fruits. On this day the priest would go out to the field and cut the first fruit of the wheat harvest and bring it into the temple. He would take a seed or omer from the plant and every day add another seed, counting them until he had a bowl of fifty. That day would be Pentecost and they would celebrate the harvest.
So, on the day that God had appointed to fulfill Pentecost, he sent his Holy Spirit so that he could reap a harvest of souls. Pentecost was fulfilled in the Old Testament when Moses went up on the mountain and received the law. It was the marriage contract for Israel. The Holy Spirit is the marriage contract for the Church. It is our seal of covenant with God. The Holy Spirit came down on a group of men and broke their language barrier. They could now speak the language of people who before they could have not been able to reach. That is what the Holy Spirit does. He allows us to speak to people we have nothing in common with. The Holy Spirit bridges the “language barrier”.
When the law was given, three thousand people died because they sinned. In the New Testament, when the Holy Spirit was given, three thousand sinners were saved. The Holy Spirit came to give us grace which is the ability not to sin but to overcome all sin. It was the game changer.
Lord, help us to see that when we let the Holy Spirit out, we have no barriers. He speaks the language of the heart.