Today (May 23rd this year) is the day of Pentecost. Since I became a Christian a few years ago, I have often wondered why this holy day is so downplayed. From what I gather, it is thought of as an archaic Christian/ Catholic day, if it is thought of at all. It is very low on the list of observed holy days, and I feel it should be way at the top because of what happened in the early church on this day.
Now don't get me wrong - Christmas is very important. On December 25th (actual historic date being a point of debate and another topic altogether) we honor the day that God was born as a man and began to live like one of us. Good Friday (Passover) is very important, because that is the day He was sacrificed and paid for all of our sins. And, of course, Easter is very important because that is the day He conquered death and rose from the grave. Our faith is based on what happened on these three days.
Jesus, or the name I am more comfortable with - Yeshuah (that's what his mom called him when it was time for dinner, so is more accurate and proper, in my opinion LOL) , is only one part of the Trinity that is God. He is the son. God the father, doesn't have a particular date on the calendar, but we honor Him every day because we exist and the world around us exists. Nothing would exist if He had not created it.
The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity came to us (for lack of a better phrase) on the day of Pentecost. Yeshuah told the apostles about the Holy Spirit. Yeshua said that He was going to go a way for a while and that He would be back after a time, but that He would sent us "a comforter" to be with us while we waited for His return. This comforter is the Holy Spirit. The early church didn't realize that when Yeshuah said "away for a while" He meant two thousand plus years. They were expecting Him any day. Fifty days after Easter, they were gathered together and the Holy Spirit came to them. This is when they were baptized in spirit. This is when they were indwelt with God. They were given the gift of speaking in tongues. I personally, do not believe this means the babbling that we see in "Pentecostal" denominations (I could be wrong) but when indwelt with the spirit, we are able to speak in a language that the listener understands. Pentecost is the day that we became the church - that we became the body of Christ here on Earth. God was here in His own human body for thirty-three years. He has been in our bodies since the first Pentecost. This is how He does his physical work here. This is what makes us a church. This is what makes us brothers and sisters. It is the Holy Spirit that calls to us to accept Yeshuah's sacrifice and to understand and accept salvation. It is the Holy Spirit that tells us that our faith is true, tells us right from wrong, speaks with our voices to spread the Word. And, as Yeshuah told the apostles, the Holy Spirit comforts us.
I realize, I'm probably babbling here. It is 2 o'clock in the morning and my language skills go to bed a couple of hours before I get around to it (fortunately spell-check still works, or else I wouldn't be making any sense whatsoever. LOL) I was moved to spend this day in study and prayer and contemplation. I am going to re-read the book of Acts. I am going to read a few articles online that I bookmarked for today. I am sure I will know and understand more by the end of the day than I do now. I wanted to share my thoughts with my fellow Christians here on ECF. I wanted to ask your thoughts on the subject and ask if you have any reading recommendations for me today.
Thank you for reading my post and God bless you.
~A
Now don't get me wrong - Christmas is very important. On December 25th (actual historic date being a point of debate and another topic altogether) we honor the day that God was born as a man and began to live like one of us. Good Friday (Passover) is very important, because that is the day He was sacrificed and paid for all of our sins. And, of course, Easter is very important because that is the day He conquered death and rose from the grave. Our faith is based on what happened on these three days.
Jesus, or the name I am more comfortable with - Yeshuah (that's what his mom called him when it was time for dinner, so is more accurate and proper, in my opinion LOL) , is only one part of the Trinity that is God. He is the son. God the father, doesn't have a particular date on the calendar, but we honor Him every day because we exist and the world around us exists. Nothing would exist if He had not created it.
The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity came to us (for lack of a better phrase) on the day of Pentecost. Yeshuah told the apostles about the Holy Spirit. Yeshua said that He was going to go a way for a while and that He would be back after a time, but that He would sent us "a comforter" to be with us while we waited for His return. This comforter is the Holy Spirit. The early church didn't realize that when Yeshuah said "away for a while" He meant two thousand plus years. They were expecting Him any day. Fifty days after Easter, they were gathered together and the Holy Spirit came to them. This is when they were baptized in spirit. This is when they were indwelt with God. They were given the gift of speaking in tongues. I personally, do not believe this means the babbling that we see in "Pentecostal" denominations (I could be wrong) but when indwelt with the spirit, we are able to speak in a language that the listener understands. Pentecost is the day that we became the church - that we became the body of Christ here on Earth. God was here in His own human body for thirty-three years. He has been in our bodies since the first Pentecost. This is how He does his physical work here. This is what makes us a church. This is what makes us brothers and sisters. It is the Holy Spirit that calls to us to accept Yeshuah's sacrifice and to understand and accept salvation. It is the Holy Spirit that tells us that our faith is true, tells us right from wrong, speaks with our voices to spread the Word. And, as Yeshuah told the apostles, the Holy Spirit comforts us.
I realize, I'm probably babbling here. It is 2 o'clock in the morning and my language skills go to bed a couple of hours before I get around to it (fortunately spell-check still works, or else I wouldn't be making any sense whatsoever. LOL) I was moved to spend this day in study and prayer and contemplation. I am going to re-read the book of Acts. I am going to read a few articles online that I bookmarked for today. I am sure I will know and understand more by the end of the day than I do now. I wanted to share my thoughts with my fellow Christians here on ECF. I wanted to ask your thoughts on the subject and ask if you have any reading recommendations for me today.
Thank you for reading my post and God bless you.
~A
You always post great ones. 
