A Greater Move Of The Spirit
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
(Joel 2:28).
These are the last days, and the Church of Jesus
Christ is experiencing an unprecedented move
of the Spirit. We’re seeing, and will yet see more
phenomenal miracles of salvation, growth, healings,
etc. The reason is simple: “The glory of this latter
house shall be greater than of the former, saith the
Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith
the Lord of hosts” (Haggai 2:9).
This is extraordinary, because even though the
things we read in the Book of Acts are beyond human
comprehension and imagination, to think that there’s
still a greater glory ahead, and in our day, is absolutely
mind-blowing.
Take Acts chapter 2 for example. The Bible says
Peter preached and three thousand people gave
their hearts to Christ at once. Luke records another
phenomenal addition to the church in the fourth
chapter: Peter and John preached, and about five
thousand people who heard the message believed
(Acts 4:4). How wonderful!
No wonder Peter, who was conscious of this
glorious move of the Spirit and the very dispensation
Joel prophesied about in Joel 2:28, reiterated those
very words in Acts 2:16-17. He said, “But this is that
which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall
come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour
out of my Spirit upon all flesh….” The “last days,
”began with Peter’s preaching. In Acts 5:14-16, his
very shadow touching the sick got them healed; even
demons went out of those that they had bound.
We also read that “...God wrought special
miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body
were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons,
and the diseases departed from them, and the evil
spirits went out of them” (Acts 19:11-12). Now, we’re
at the ending part of the “last days.” If the beginning
witnessed such glorious demonstrations of the power
of God’s Spirit, then you can imagine what a time we’re
in today in the calendar of God.
The Church today is far more enlightened,
positioned, and equipped for greater impact. Believe
and expect a greater move of the Spirit in these last
days as the scriptures declare: “The glory of this latter
house shall be greater than of the former….”
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for the presence of your Spirit on earth,
and His greater move in the lives of many around the world
today. Indeed, your glory fills the whole earth; your power
is touching lives all around the world, and your righteousness
is revealed, more than ever, in expectation of our Lord’s soon
return. Amen.
Further Study
Isaiah 43:18-19;Joel 2:23-32
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Revelation 6
Amos 1-4
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 20:11-18
2 Chronicles 28