“Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Acts 2:38 NIV
Peter said the above words on the day of Pentecost. The crowd he spoke to had come to see what the noise was when the Holy Spirit fell with a mighty rushing wind. The crowd had heard the disciples speak in in their own languages and some had accused them of drunkenness. However, Peter has said, “they are not drunk but this is that which was prophesied by the prophet Joel”. He then went on to speak about Jesus’ crucifixion and ressurection and implicated them with the responsibility. They had asked, “what must we do then?” He replied with the above scripture.
Today the Holy Spirit is being poured out again and many are coming to Jesus, repenting of their sins, and being baptised in water. I pray they also receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit, as this will empower them to walk out their new life.
I am watching the Holy Spirit convict the young here in Nepal also. They are hungry for a spiritual connection with a God who loves them and wants to fellowship with them. Gods that demand sacrifice and refuse to relate are demonic and cruel.
At worship on Wednesday night I saw the young worshipping and calling on the Holy Spirit. They know He is the power of God that heals, comforts and fills them. The Nepali word for come is aau, Holy Spirit is Pavitra Aatmaa. The verb is usually at the end of the sentence. Respect is given in endings and so come becomes: aaunuhos. However, in the chorus the raw version ‘aau’ is used. I’ll include the song in Nepali, imagine hundred of young people singing this song in adoration.
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