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IT'S TIME TO RECEIVE HIS EXTRAVAGANT GIFTS
CHRISTINE VALES
With all the depressing "counting" that's been going on for these past few years—be it Covid cases, horrible mass shootings, or days of war—wouldn't it be refreshing to count up to ...
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IT'S TIME TO RECEIVE HIS EXTRAVAGANT GIFTS
CHRISTINE VALES
With all the depressing "counting" that's been going on for these past few years—be it Covid cases, horrible mass shootings, or days of war—wouldn't it be refreshing to count up to something good? What a thought. An actual time to count up with anticipation rather than counting gloom and doom.
Well, that's God's heart too. In fact, the sixth day of Sivan is known as the fiftieth day of the Omer Count, a fifty-day count up from the Feast of First Fruits (day of Jesus' Resurrection) to the second feast of God's calendar known as Shavuot, literally the "Feast of Weeks," also known as Pentecost (Leviticus 23).
So, what happened on the fiftieth day of this set time of counting up in Scripture? Well, it was on the fiftieth day in both the Old and New Testaments when God gave supernatural gifts to His people. Funny thing is, most of us probably know about both of these supernatural gifts given, but most likely never realized they were given on the very same day—the fiftieth day of the Count (Pentecost), the sixth day of Sivan.
If we flip to the Old Testament, we'll discover the Lord gave His Word at Mt Sinai on this fiftieth day (Exodus 19). Then if we fast forward into the New Testament, we'll notice it was on the same fiftieth day when the Lord gave the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1–2). We can read that and say, "Wow, that's amazing! How nice for all of those people in the Bible to receive these supernatural gifts." But guess what? These very same gifts are offered to us now, in real time. The question is, are we receiving them? Even as Believers, many of us have our Bibles, but are we opening them?
His Word is a lamp onto our feet and a light onto our path, yet many of us sit in the dark and wonder if there is a way out (Psalm 119:105). Even Jesus said, "People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4 NLT). Many of us are spiritually starving for no good reason. Let's not just let this precious gift of His Word go unopened, but feast on it, for His words are Spirit and life! (John 6:63).
And what about the Holy Spirit? When we believe upon Yeshua Jesus and receive Him into our hearts, we become new creations in Him and are sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13). Therefore, we have all the fruit of the Spirit—all the love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, etc. to the full within us now (Galatians 5:22–23). So, are we tapping into what is already ours from the inside out, or are we begging God to give us what we already have?
And what about the baptism of the Holy Spirit? As Believers, are we still running on our own strength, or have we received His empowering by the baptism of His Spirit? Even Jesus told His disciples, don't go any further in your own strength, but receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1). For it's the baptism of the Holy Spirit that empowers and enables Believers to do works and greater works, even ministering in the gifts of the Holy Spirit in miracles, words of knowledge, tongues, prophecy, etc. (John 14:12; 1 Corinthians 12). All we need to do is ask, and He will not withhold any good thing from us (Luke 11:13).
So, what are we waiting for? Enough counting gloom and doom. We can count on the Lord. For He has already provided us with these extravagant gifts of His Word and His Spirit—all because of His great love for us! Let's receive them afresh today! And these awesome gifts are not just for us alone but to share with others!
May we open our hearts to first receive them ourselves and then give these gifts to others. That's what it means to be "blessed to be a blessing" (Genesis 12:2–3) and to have "life and life abundantly!" (John 10:10), and that is our inheritance in Him here and now!
Happy and blessed Shavuot/Pentecost in Yeshua Jesus!
"And I will make you a great nation and I will bless you [abundantly], and make your name great (exalted, distinguished); and you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others]." (Genesis 12:2 AMP)
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