Tower of Babel Reversal Begun (Acts 1-2)

It's tempting to make a sermon-length blog out of those two chapters like how Luke recorded Peter's sermon at Pentecost! Those chapters are all about the Church, the Body of Christ that had begun! Luke said that in the book of Luke he have "dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach". I love how Jesus came here to begin everything and then passed on His teaching and deeds to us as the Body of Christ continue to do what He had done!

BUT the birth of the Body of Christ didn't begin until 10 days after Jesus descended into heaven. Before He left, He promised them that they will receive the Holy Spirit to be a witness to the end of the earth, everywhere! So they took this promise as they went into the upper room to the "deafest life". There are two different definition of deafness, one is the inability to hear the sounds, and one is the action of refusing to listen or unyielding. Imagine yourself walking with Jesus for three years, hearing and seeing what He had done, and then He left! So they went back to the dark, but they continued to shut down to any deceiving spirit completely by devoting themselves to Him through prayer and borrowed faith. During those ten days, I am sure they were straining like the horses and 'when the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and patrol the earth. And He said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth.' (Zechariah 6:7)

In the same way, when the wind gushed into the room and then like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit filled them. They began to speak (few of them may sign too, who knows!) in different languages as the Spirit prompted them! "We hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." They glorified God through other tongues! Here's what I think they committed to something like Paul will commit to: "For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience" (Romans 15:18). So the reversal of the Tower of Babel had begun!

Now they went out of the upper room and Peter preached at Pentecost. 'Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles. "Brothers, what shall we do?"' They finally saw His glory and "so those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls." It's amazing how they were griefed by what they had done and now "all who believed were together and had all things in comon. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need." They probably joyful gave away everything to distribute! What a change of heart!

I'm so overwhelmed! His love is so overwhelming that sometimes all we can do is to sit down and stare up the ceiling to be in His presence! There are two things that seem to be connected here: the more their spirit of generousity increased and the more they continued to glorify Him everywhere they go! It's time to take a risk by being generousity! "DONORS TIME!"... (got this idea from facebook security check!) HA! Love this!