January 30 – February 6, 2026
THE DAY OF PENTECOST
Ephesians 1:13b-14 “When you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit… The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.” (NLT)
It is possible to have the Holy Spirit guaranteeing your salvation without the activation of His power in you. It was to SAVED men that Jesus said, “Don’t do anything until the Holy Spirit comes and empowersyou.” (Luke 24:49 paraphrase)
Acts 2:1-14, “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. Utterly amazed, they asked: ‘Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language?… 11 we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!’…14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd…”
Peter’s life is transformed on the spot! He preaches to the crowd and thousands get saved that day. The Holy Spirit is in every believer but the measure with which we are filled with Him and the measure with which we walk in His power is the measure with which we will impact our world around us.
God’s goal is to reveal Himself to a watching, seeking world through us.
Share what you’ve been given! The gift of salvation is the greatest gift we can offer those with whom we come in contact. There are those waiting to be saved by the very words you will speak!
This is an excerpt from a 90-day devotional written by Emil and Karen. To order the full devotional, click on the TO ORDER DEVOTIONAL page.