Acts 1:5 - Jesus baptizes us with the Holy Spirit and fire so that we will be His witnesses

“for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Acts 1:5

John baptized with water. It is a symbolic washing to purify us and indicates our choice to repent and turn from all our sins. Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit. This involves the indwelling of the Holy Spirit inside of us, the third person of the trinity. Jesus was going to leave them but the Holy Spirit was going to come to be a constant presence in their lives. He says that we “shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon” us; and we “shall be witnesses” to Him in “Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). On the Day of Pentecost this came to pass. When the disciples were all with one another in one place a great sound came from heaven, the sound filled the whole house where they were sitting. The Holy Spirit burst into the room like a firestorm, flames sat upon each of them and set fire to their very souls. “Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:3-4). After the Holy Spirit touched them and they immediately became His witnesses. The Holy Spirit had been sent to indwell in them, commissioning every member to be a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ. Their hearts were inflamed by the love of Christ to convert his fellow-men. And the Holy Spirit gave their tongues utterance. Oh, may the Holy Spirit burst into our hearts like a firestorm. May flames sit upon each of us and may He set fire to our very souls. May the Holy Spirit give our tongues utterance as we witness for the Lord Jesus Christ to our fellow-men. May soul’s be converted all to the glory of God.

Father, we thank You for baptizing us with the Holy Spirit. We thank You that the Holy Spirit is a constant presence in our lives. We thank You that we received power when the Holy Spirit came upon us and indwelled in us. You have given us Your Spirit so that we will be a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, may the Holy Spirit burst into our hearts like a firestorm. May flames sit upon each of us and may He set fire to our very souls. May the Holy Spirit give our tongues utterance as we witness for the Lord Jesus Christ to our fellow-men. May soul’s be converted all to the glory of God. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Kimberly Lenz, Care Ministry Coordinator

Solid Rock Community Church