The promise

"And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high" (Luke 24:49 KJV). The first church stood still in one accord and expecting the promise from God. They were unmoved, in one mind, in one accord, in great harmony, and in agreement with one another. They united in the upper room. All 120 believers gathered together praying and seeking the face of God every day. They desperately desired nothing else but the promise that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, had given to them, and they waited. These early disciples were desperate, fervent, and persistent in prayer. They were hungry for Christ. They were in need of a great move from the Lord. "And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it feel the house where they were sitting" (Acts 2:2). The Lord came in through His unseen power of the Holy Spirit, and He began to fill His disciples, His followers, His believers with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Tongues of fire sat upon each one of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them the utterance. What a powerful time this must have been, to have God's very presence settle in and upon His people. We must desperately seek and desire the same fire, the same outpouring of God's Spirit upon our bodies and upon the church in this late hour. God gave the church His very best, His Only Begotten Son. Along with His Son, He gave us the Holy Spirit to live within us, His very presence. God's promise, one of many, was fulfilled on that great day of Pentecost. Seek the Lord, and He will show you and give you His promises. God bless you. Amen