Pentecost – The promise of Jesus was kept: “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you” (John 14:16-17).
In Jerusalem the presence of God came to the people, however not frightening like at Sinai, but arousing curiosity.
The Holy Spirit moves, he cheers, he fills all creation.
He is breathtaking. Wherever he picks up speed, develops strength or breaks out in the Bible – there is the Holy Spirit involved.
At Pentecost, God’s spirit came visibly to people. The disciples of Jesus suddenly understood God’s work and told of the great works of God (Acts 2). To everyone who accepts God’s offer in Jesus, God’s spirit opens a new dimension of life.