A MIGHTY ENTRANCE 125
Do you find it tough to keep God's commandments?
Don't feel all alone. It's totally impossible to succeed by
yourself, and God doesn't expect you to. You need help!
But to whom should you turn? God the Father is in heaven
and so is God the Son. You need a friend here and now, and
the person of the Trinity that is dwelling on earth is the
Holy Spirit. He's the one you desperately need to know.
If you took a survey and asked people what they wanted
most from God, the answer would likely be, "I want God to
be happy with me." And that's what the Lord promised the
prophet Ezekiel. God said, "I will not hide My face from
them anymore, for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the
house of Israel" (Ezek. 39:29).
The moment the Holy Spirit becomes a part of your life,
God will begin to look in your direction. His face will begin
to shine on you. The Father's great desire is that you receive
Him, be filled with Him, and have fellowship with Him. It
makes Him happy.
Just begin to read the Book of Acts, and you'll sense
what God had planned. The apostles had a tremendous
relationship with the Holy Ghost and the evidence is
recorded on every page. But perhaps more inspiring is the
fact that the "acts" continue to happen—even today. If the
miraculous works of the Holy Spirit were all recorded,
there wouldn't be a library large enough to contain the
volumes.
What transpired in the Upper Room should have been
no surprise. Before He ascended to heaven, Jesus Himself
told His followers not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the
gift His Father promised, "which you have heard from Me;
for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from
now" (Acts 1:4-5).
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