July 10 – 17, 2026

I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT

Acts 2:17-19,21 “In the last days, God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below… and everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”

God gave me a word that things may look dark but it ain’t over! (Yes, He said ain’t!) God’s not done seeking the lost. God’s not done getting them saved! We are filled with the Holy Spirit. Our light is not going to be put out. We’re going to get brighter. We aren’t going to be a light that is trampled out. We are going to be standing out!

And then the Lord said, “Don’t wait for Me to do something. I’m pouring out My Spirit for YOU to do something.” What does that look like, Lord? “You are to walk as children of light,” He said (Ephesians 5:8). “You are the light of the world,” He said (Matthew 5:14). “Walk in My light and see what I will do,” He promised.

We visited a friend recently who was all doom and gloom—fear and anxiety over every negative thing in the nightly news. Basically, his outlook was that we’re all going to lead miserable and pitiful lives until we die. You could feel the darkness like a cloud, but this word kept popping into my head: “I will pour out my Spirit upon YOU.”

And sure enough, as the week went by and we shined God’s light into his home and into his thinking, I noticed he would often stop and look at us thoughtfully and say, “I love when you guys visit. When you’re here, I get a sense that everything is going to be okay.” And I realized it was happening! “I will pour out my Spirit upon you!”

The world needs God’s light in us. As we walk as children of light, He pours out His Spirit on those around us who so desperately need Him. Become more and more aware of the promise you carry as you shine your light on those in your path. And lead them to the Light.

 

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.