Royal Priesthood, Holy Nation Acts
2:11
Well, I Do Declare!
by
Robert T. Cooper
So I was being
cute with the title to this blog post. But you have heard people say that, and
perhaps have even said it yourself. It doesn’t me the speaker has said anything
noteworthy or profound. It is just an exclamation.
On the other
hand, The Declaration of Independence was a document in which the American
colonies of Great Britain stated they were putting off colonial status and on
their own initiative taking on the status of independent, sovereign states.
What was said in that document was indeed noteworthy and in some ways profound.
It was
Pentecost Sunday. The Holy Spirit had come upon 120 followers of Jesus who had
spent the last 10 days in prayer. The last thing Jesus had said to them was
that they would receive power to be His witnesses when the Holy Spirit came
upon them. Sure enough, that is what happened that Pentecost morning.
Immediately,
the 120 began speaking to each in attendance at the feast. One thing the Holy
Spirit did was to enable the 120 to speak in the heart languages of those
nationals and internationals who were present.
What did the
120 say when they engaged folks in conversation? Verse 11 says the 120 declared
the wonders of God. That is, the 120 told of the noteworthy miracles God had
done.
We aren’t
given any particular details as to which wonders were declared on that
particular day. One may surmise the Incarnation, the Resurrection, the
Forgiveness of Sin, and more were included.
1)
If you were going to declare the wonders
of God, which would you include?
2)
To whom might you declare the wonders of
God in the next few days?
