Significance of Pentecost

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Significance of Pentecost

Christmas is celebrated as the birth of ‘Jesus’, the son of God; correspondingly, Pentecost is celebrated as the birth of the ‘Holy Spirit’. The event of Pentecost is considered as a historical day amongst Christians, where the descent or outpouring of the Holy Spirt upon the apostles and disciples of Jesus.

Correspondence with the old testament: The Feast of Weeks is considered the second major festival of the Israelite liturgical calendar. It begins from the day after Passover, where the Israelites counted forty-nine days, then commenced celebrating the Feast of Weeks on the following day (ref: Lev 23; Deut 16). As it falls on the fiftieth day after Passover, it was also called “Pentecost”, i.e., “fiftieth” (ref: Acts 2; 1 Cor 16).

Here I describe in brief the importance of Pentecost as ‘Church’ in todays’ scenario.

1.      Transformation: We all need to allow the ‘Holy Spirit’ to write God's law in our lives; it begins with simple everyday conversations and actions at your workplace or with your peers.

“We are becoming Christlike as the ‘Holy Spirit’ is creating a new person in us by writing God's ways on our minds and hearts.”

2.      Mission: We all need to know our purpose and spread the good news (i.e., Gospel) across our neighborhoods, streets, localities, states, and then to the nations.

3.      Communication: It reflects the communication to all people in their native language (ref: Acts). We need to translate and communicate the gospel in their language to the people. For example., Ziegenbalg, Bartholomäus (1682-1719), a pioneer German missionary.

“Learning and understanding in ones’ own language is very significant.”

As we glimpsed the importance of the Pentecost, I would like to ask yourself these questions daily about his purpose in your life:

1.      Is my daily life consciously dependent on the Holy Spirit?

2.      Is my daily desire to bear witness of Christ to those who are lost and perishing?

“Holy Spirit is with us before we know Him personally, He is in us when we accept Him, and He comes on us when we experience the anointing.”

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