Before he returned to his Father, Jesus told his followers to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised Holy Spirit. About a week later, as recorded in Acts 2:1-24, Jesus poured on his Spirit on his people, and they began to proclaim the mighty deeds of God in different languages. After some from the crowd made fun of them, Peter explained that the gift of the Spirit indicated that the last days had arrived!
While forgiving is always costly, those who have been forgiven can and must forgive others in turn.
Although the nations are constantly in rebellion against the Lord, he has established his Son as King over the whole world.
After complaining repeatedly to God, the prophet had a view of God’s power and fell silent.
