The Spirit birthing mission
Acts 2
The visitation came from heaven, it is the only thing that will satisfy this earth.
There are times of realisation that earth and everything on earth will not and can not give to you what you need.
There is not a shortage of evangelistic projects and mission programmes. For we want more people in our churches. We want a regular stream of visitors. We have had high hopes that we would see churches filled to capacity again. We anticipate that new churches would be birthed here in the UK and overseas. that. But we need a certain visitor to come, the Holy Spirit.
This visitation on the day of Pentecost was from heaven
There was no warning. It could not be advertised, no time to make plans, if you weren’t there you had missed it. Can you imagine missing this church meeting?
So is their an environment which will prepare us for a visitation? Yes!
v14, They were praying for the gift that they were to receive, the Holy Spirit baptism. They were asking for what was to suddenly come upon them. Believing prayer has always preceded a visitation from heaven.
It was a violent wind. Not a gentle breeze. We have settled for gentle breezes and not violent gusts. It would seem frightening, fleshly, demonic – sadly that’s how some react to the visitation from God.
There was a sound. Luke was writing about the effects of the Holy Spirits visitation.
When God visits you will hear Him powerfully upon a church, a community as people come under His power.
The was the visual.
Fire always denoted the presence of God.
The visitation of the Holy Spirit was visible as well as audible.
They began to speak in other tongues, and this would become the hallmark as they moved into the mission fields of the world.
Are we ready for His visitation?
Missions Paul 