“WITH ONE ACCORD!”

Acts 2:1-6                                             (KJV)

“1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all “WITH ONE ACCORD” in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the HOLY GHOST, and began to speak with other tongues, as the SPIRIT gave them utterance. 5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.” 

Much has been written in the last 2,000+ years regarding Pentecost Sunday.  How were “about three thousand souls” saved when an uneducated fisherman, with no seminary training, and no courses on how to minister by some educated elitist was the one who preached for a maximum of 27 verses with no choir invitational sung?  Just reading the text from Acts 2:14-41 only takes 6 - 8 minutes, even for a poor reader like me!  

These days we attempt to get the sound system just right, the air conditioning/heating perfect, the seating luscious, and “the mood” precisely where “we think” it needs to be to in order for the HOLY SPIRIT to be able to transform a single soul, much less three thousand souls?  Man cannot manufacture a setting to endure the HOLY SPIRIT to manifest HIS Presence no more than we can give life to a corpse.  ONLY through a Supernatural imposition of the HOLY SPIRIT can NEW LIFE be instilled in flesh.  There is NO OTHER WAY!

“When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all “WITH ONE ACCORD” in one place” is the first thing we need to welcome the HOLY SPIRIT.  The pews might be hard or soft, the air conditioning might be our of order, the sound system might be rated by a deaf-mute, as long as the people are “WITH ONE ACCORD” and we know that it will only happen through HIM, THAT is how we make HIM welcome in our midst.  

The only way we can expect to SEE the HOLY SPIRIT show up and show out like days of old is to be “WITH ONE ACCORD” with each other.   Regardless of what we want to make happen, it is all about Glorifying GOD, not about edifying man.  When we come together “WITH ONE ACCORD” and lift HIM up, and “Humble yourselves before the LORD, HE will exalt you.” (James 4:10)!  Could that be the secret to hearing from GOD???