Some Things Are Just Hard to Explain
Life is full of things that are hard to explain. Things that happen without any clear understanding or tangible concrete evidence. I can’t explain how this computer that I’m writing this post on works, but it does. It’s amazing how this happens.
Pastor Lisa started a sermon series on Pentecost this past Sunday. Pentecost is a Christian holiday that happens 50 days after Easter. It commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus while they were together in Jerusalem.
“Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took control of everyone…”
Air is something that we can’t see or touch, yet we are surrounded by it. We know it’s there. We can feel it when it blows. When it blows hard we can see the results.
We can’t live without air.
This is how the Holy Spirit is described in Acts 2:1-4: A noise from heaven like a mighty wind filled the house where they were meeting.
God is one of those things that we can’t see. This can make it hard to explain. Like air, we can see and feel the results after He has blown through our lives.
Then they saw what looked like fire settling on each person. This was the visible presence of the Holy Spirt. We might say the followers of Jesus were on fire.
We hear the phrase “being on fire” used to describe someone or something that is performing exceptionally well. Someone who was full of energy and passion. This usage became popularized in sports where commentators would use it to describe athletes who were performing at their best. From there, it spread into other areas such as business and entertainment.
We need to be on fire for Jesus.
It can be hard for some people to accept that God is real because they can’t see Him. This requires faith and trust. These things can be hard without tangible proof. Yet we accept that the sun is going to come up each morning and that we will have air to breathe.
The evidence of the unseen shouldn’t be overlooked.