I picture in my mind three persons of the Trinity sitting down at a great conference table before the formation of the earth 🌍 took place. God, the Holy Father, gave the others the news that even though He would create men 👬 to have fellowship with Him, that man would sin and break that fellowship. The only way fellowship could be restored would be for someone to pay the price for that sin. For if another did not pay it, then man himself would have to continue to pay the price in unhappiness 😞 , disease, death💀, and eventual hell.
After the Holy Father finished sharing, His son Jesus spoke up and said,
"I'll go. I'll take the form of a man 👨and go down to earth 🌍 to pay that price. I'll be willing to die on a cross so that man can be restored to perfect fellowship with us."
Then Jesus turned to the Holy Spirit and said,
"But I can't go unless you go with me -For you are the one with the power."
The Holy Spirit responded, "You go ahead. And when the time is right, I shall join you on earth. "
So Jesus came to earth 🌍 , born in a manger, and grew to manhood. But even though He was the very son of God, He was not empowered. Then came that magnificent moment at the River Jordan when Jesus, coming up out of baptismal waters, looked up and saw the Holy Spirit descending upon Him in the form of a dove 🕊. It must've been one of the greatest thrills Jesus received as He walked in the flesh on this earth. And I can almost hear the Holy Spirit whisper in His ear, "I'm here now. We're running right on schedule. Now things will really happen." And they did happen. Filled with the spirit, He was suddenly empowered to heal the sick, cause the blind to see, even raise the dead. It was the time for miracles. For three years they continued, and then at the end, the Bible says He "gave up the ghost", and the Spirit returned to the Holy Father. After Jesus was in the grave for three days, that mighty third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, returned. Jesus came out of the grave in a glorified body. He performed no more miracles during the short time He was here, but gave His followers a great promise - the greatest promise of all. He said that same Holy Spirit who had lived in Him would return to live in all those who opened their lives to His power. The same things that He, Jesus, had done, His followers would do also. In fact, even greater things would be done because now, the Holy Spirit would not be limited to one body, but would be free to enter all those everywhere who would receive Him. The last words said before He went away were, "And ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you." God the Father had given Him the gift. Now He was passing it on to the church. Every church ⛪should be experiencing the miracles of Pentecost. Every church should join in the end time revival. Every church should be seeing the healings of the Book of Acts. The gift is for ALL of us. Not just the Pastors, Bishops, Elders. ALL of us!