TLIC Daily. June 7. Filled.

Acts 2:1-2. ¹When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. ²And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. ³And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. ⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Ten days earlier, just before ascending into heaven, Jesus had told the disciples to go back to Jerusalem and wait for the Holy Spirit. Then, on the day of Pentecost, it happened. The Spirit came down in wind and fire and rested on each of them. And all Heaven broke loose. It was the beginning of a new age, a new covenant, a new people for God. The church’s birthday! Jesus had promised that this day would come. That HE would come to them.

John 14:18. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

He promised that both the Son and the Father would make their home in us.

John 14:23. If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

And that this would happen as we receive the Helper.

John 14:16-17. ¹⁶And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, ¹⁷even the Spirit of truth.

And the result would be peace.

John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.

Love.

John 15:9. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 

Joy.

John 15:11. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

And the truth that is Jesus Christ.

John 16:13. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

All of this, the character of Christ, the truth of Christ, the indwelling life of Christ, came to us and into us on Pentecost. Everything that Christ accomplished FOR us will now be accomplished THROUGH us. All that he commanded of us will now be possible for us. All that his life offers to us is now found in us.

To live is Christ is made possible by the unending flow of Christ’s indwelling love, joy, and peace. The love, joy, and peace that propel our hearts forward into a decaying, broken, and sorrow-filled world. The love, joy, and peace that will tear down every wall of separation in the world when we allow him to fill the house with his presence.

You: Are you experiencing Christ’s love, joy, and peace? Why or why not?

You in Christ: In Christ, you have his love, joy, and peace by the Spirit. How does knowing this help you to move forward in experiencing them?

Christ in you: Where in your daily life do you need to trust in Christ’s indwelling love, joy, or peace?