John 14
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
In Acts 1:15 we read that there gathered 120 seeking the Lord’s face. They were together daily with one heart. The Cross has done its work in their lives. The cross takes away the enmity between God and man and between men and their fellow men. So if you have something against your brother the cross must still work in your life.
We read here of The Spirit of Truth. Never forget that God’s Spirit is the Spirit of Truth. There is no hypocrisy. Ananias and Sapphira were not genuine and lied to the Holy Spirit and were struck dead.
What were these 120 people doing? They were busy in prayer. They were together with one heart, fervent in prayer. They were diligent in every way, especially spiritually. It’s good to be diligent and zealous in the faith otherwise the devil gets in.
Jesus said that the Kingdom of Heaven has come and those that enter take it by force. They go for it with all their might and strength.
The Lord had promised them His Spirit and they wanted Him and His promise more than anything else. And those that seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit will find Him if they seek with all their heart.
Some say they are so busy that they don’t find the time to seek the Lord. But such are lazy spiritually. Remember how busy Daniel was and what responsibilities he had yet he found time to pray and seek God’s face three times a day. People with Godly authority spend time with the Lord. Some Christians when asked to share something about the Lord do not know what to say. They are empty spiritually.
Are you walking in the truth or walking devious ways? God’s Spirit of Truth can only fill you if you walk in honesty and truth.
Jesus said that the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is the greatest. When the mother of James and John requested that they could sit on His right and left Jesus replied that they did not know what they were asking. At that time they did not know the Spirit of Truth. People jostling for position do not know God’s Spirit.
The Lord said that the world does not know My Spirit but you know Him. Do you know Him? Are you the servant of all? Can you forgive those who wrong you?
When you see someone else blessed by God you should be thankful and bless him too.
Not many days before they were filled with the Holy Spirit the disciples were afraid and locked themselves away but now they were bold and could speak boldly to these thousands of people. And even what they spoke were sharp and to the point and cut them to the heart.
Jesus promised them that they will receive power when the Holy Spirit come upon them and it was wonderously correct. Even the disciples were not expecting this. The Lord was working in His sovereign power.
There are different gifts, the gift of wisdom and discernment, the gift of preaching. We must not be envious of another’s gift, but serve one another. We must let God’s Spirit dwell in us and proclaim His Word fearlessly.
What kind of congregation shouldn’t we be when the Spirit of Truth is among us?
Someone who walks in the light wants everything he does to be in the light.
Have you experienced Pentecost? Have you been filled with God’s Spirit?
And if you have received the Holy Spirit and have experienced Pentecost do not boast but fear lest you quench the Spirit of God. There are many who claimed to have received the Holy Spirit but have quenched Him and are in the world today and love the world. Walk daily in the light and in the Holy Spirit. Do not quench Him but be sensitive to His leading. Take time to be alone with God and grow in grace.