“And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall
call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Acts2 :21)
This is Peter speaking to the people on the day of Pentecost.
Curious, I looked up Pentecost to see what its meaning might be. It means
fifty. The Feast of Pentecost happens fifty days after Passover according to
Jewish law. It is also called the “Feast of the Harvest – the first fruits of thy
labor.” 1 Corinthians 15:23) tells us
that Christ became the first fruits of them that slept. That being so, Christ
having completed his work here sent “another comforter… even the Spirit of
truth” John (14: 13 -15) on the day of the Feast of the Harvest and the apostles
and Disciples of Christ in that day became the first fruits of the Spirit.
Some of us who are converts are the first fruits of our
families in the Lord. I think of my dear grandmother who read her scriptures
daily and lived by the percepts taught there.
Her example and love of our Lord Jesus Christ influenced my life to
receive Christ. I see her influence in other members of the family and in their
children and grandchildren. We can all
be examples to others through that Spirit of truth received on the day of Pentecost
thousands of years later.
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