05/22/2026
05/22/26
Pastor’s Corner
Read: Acts 2:1-12
“Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I, but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.” [1]
As I sit writing this devotional, it is storming outside. It reminds me that we live in a part of the Country that is subject to violent windstorms. The area where we live is known as tornado alley. We do tend to experience a number of those almost every year. When the sky turns black and the sounds of a mighty wind come rushing at us, our first reaction is to head for shelter. We quickly adopt a prayerful state of mind as we pray for God’s protection from the wind’s destructive power.
Within the church, when we pray for God to send us a windstorm, we haven’t lost our mind but rather we are being Pentecostal. That is to say, we are praying for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost is upon us, and once again we celebrate the church’s birthday. On the day of Pentecost, the church was born out of tongues of fire and a violent wind. The disciples were being obedient to Jesus’ command to wait for the power of the Holy Spirit to come upon them, and it did with great surprise.
The Holy Spirit’s arrival changed everything. It moved the church from behind closed doors into the streets where the Spirit wind melted the hearts of men and women. It gave those disciples a new language, and as they spoke, men and women listened and were saved, not just one at a time but by the thousands. The church grew enormously, adding 3000 to its number after Peter’s Pentecost sermon. [2]
Jesus, in a conversation with Nicodemus, noted that the wind blows wherever it wants. You can hear it, but you can’t tell where it is going or where it comes from [3]. On that first Pentecost, God’s wind came out of nowhere, and everything changed.
God’s holy wind is continually blowing. It surprises us today just as it surprised the disciples on that first Pentecost. When God sends his holy wind, we can’t control it; all we can do is be open, and willing to follow where its warm breezes take us. We may not know where that place will be or what it will look like, but we can trust that the Holy Spirit will provide the language of God – the language of love and grace – so we can convey the good news of the gospel in ways that can be understood by everyone.
Prayer for us all:
Loving God, send us the warm breezes of your holy wind that will blow away all those obstacles that get in the way of worshiping you. Make us always ready to come before you without shame by giving us a clean heart and right spirit. Thank you for sending us the Holy Spirit that will guide us to all truth and teach us the path to follow that will lead us into your presence forever. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
God bless and keep you in his care.
Peace,
Bro. Sam
1. Christina Rossetti, an English poet, [1830-1894], Brainy Quotes/Wind; Internet
2. Acts 2:41
3. John 3:8
