THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

May 27 - Start Your Day Right Devotion

Acts 4:31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

​Several important truths stand out here.

1. The phrase “baptized with [or in] the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:5) describes how the Holy Spirit sets Christ’s followers apart and infuses them with God’s power to boldly and effectively spread the message of Jesus Christ. The terms “filled,” “clothed” and “empowered” describe the Spirit equipping believers for ministry and service (Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 9:17; 13:19, 52). The “filling” may be repeated or refreshed.
2. These two concepts of “baptized” and “filled” also fit together to form a picture of this experience in a Christian’s life. The word “baptize” actually means to immerse, or to dip into; but since the Spirit works within a person, baptism in the Spirit becomes an overflow of the Spirit. For example, a person who receives spiritual salvation is like a container that was once empty being filled with fresh water. He or she is no longer empty but has the Holy Spirit living inside (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19). Then, the baptism in the Holy Spirit is like pouring more clean water into the container until it overflows from within (John 7:38-39). A person who is baptized in the Spirit becomes saturated and immersed (“baptized”) with God’s presence to the point where it spills out of his or her life and is so evident that it impacts others.
3. The terms “pouring out the Spirit” (Acts 2:17-18; 10:45), “receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38; 8:15) and “coming of the Spirit on” (Acts 8:16; 10:44; 11:15; 19:6) are different expressions for the occasion when Christians are ‘filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:4; 4:31; 9:17).
4. All the believers, including those who had been previously filled (Acts 2:4), are freshly filled to meet the continuing opposition of the Jews (Acts 4:29). Though a person receives the baptism in the Holy Spirit only once, fresh fillings with the Holy Spirit are part of God’s purpose and provision for all who have received the baptism in the Spirit (Acts 4:8; 13:52). We should desire and expect those fillings.
5. The Spirit here visits and impacts a whole congregation. To fulfill God’s will and mission for the church, not only must individuals be filled with the Spirit (Acts 5:8; 9:17; 13:9), but entire congregations (Acts 2:4; 4:31; 13:53) should experience repeated displays of power from the Holy Spirit when special needs and challenges arise.
6. When God graciously provided the entire congregation with a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit, the church experienced great boldness and power to speak for Christ, great desire to love and serve one another and great favor from God on all the people. 

​BIBLE STUDY TOOLS I USE

1. NIV Bible
2. KJV Reference Bible
3. Bible Gateway 
4. Bible Hub 
5. Blue Letter Bible

​Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission—but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

​Some of our Post That Might Interest You,
​ All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

1. HAD NOT YET COME UPON ANY OF THEM 
2. THEY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT 
3. GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM 
4. ​WASH YOUR SINS AWAY 
5. OBEY GOD RATHER THAN MEN 
6. THE DISCIPLES WERE CALLED CHRISTIANS 
7. PAUL'S GOD-GIVEN COMMISSION 
8. BE BAPTIZED 
9. ​THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD 
10. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME ON THEM AS HE HAD COME ON US AT THE BEGINNING 
11. ​WITH [IN] THE HOLY SPIRIT 
12. SALVATION, IN NO ONE ELSE 
13. TIMES OF REFRESING  
14. BIBLE STUDIES​

​Connect with Tailspin Farms Life in Grace

Thank you for joining us.
Also, we would like to hear from you.
Please feel free to leave a comment. 
Blessings,
​Margarita & Stace

TSF LIFE IN GRACE HOME