367. Pour Out My Spirit
Joel 2:28, 29 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh,; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
God prophesies that He will pour out His Spirit upon all flesh. This prophecy came true on the Day of Pentecost. After Jesus’ Ascension He poured out the Holy Spirit; they spoke in tongues and preached the gospel. Peter explains, “This is that,” and then he quotes Joel. What you see and hear is that prophecy fulfilled. From that day forward the Church is born and will continue into eternity. The Spirit will now (since Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension) be available for all people on earth: sons, daughters, old men, young men, servants, and handmaids, in other words, all people. The Church still stands and the Spirit is still being poured out even to this day. People all over the world are receiving the Holy Spirit through the preaching of the Gospel by faith in Christ.
This prophecy also involves a promise for us: Jesus will pour His Spirit upon us; the Spirit will fill believers; the Spirit will dwell in us; the Spirit will keep us in the one true faith.The Spirit in us will do all these things for us, in us, and around us. The Spirit is activated and energized every time the gospel is preached and heard. The Spirit continues to sanctify us, that is, make us better people, generate love and good works, lead us, teach us, and guide us in the way everlasting.
By the power of the Spirit using the Word of God more and more people in this and the following generations will be coming to faith and salvation. The Spirit will not fail to create and grow faith in all people (all flesh) wherever the Gospel is preached.
We need the Spirit to be alive, active and working in our hearts and lives. He makes us believe; He makes us see; He makes us live, work, do and decide according the God’s Word and will. When that happens our lives are rich and full. Without the Spirit we would have none of the good things the Lord wants to give us; we would not know life, forgiveness, and eternal salvation: we would not know the love of God; we would not have inner peace and joy. Thank God for the Holy Spirit. Ask the Lord for Him.