Baptized In The Holy Spirit

Have you been baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire, like John talked about in Matthew 3:11?  Has the fire of the Spirit been applied to your life and is the sinful chaff being burned up in your life?  Are you crucifying the flesh daily and are you filled with the Holy Spirit and power and overflowing with the living water that Jesus spoke of to the Samaritan woman about?  Do you speak in other tongues as they did on the day of Pentecost?

It talks about speaking in other tongues in Acts 2:1-4, “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

These speakers spoke in languages they didn’t understand but those they were speaking to understood, because they heard the speakers speaking in their own languages, which amazed them and they marveled.  

It tells us that there were many people present that day from all over, read Acts 2:7-11, “Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, ‘Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.’”

They were speaking in other languages the wonderful works of God which tells us what the ‘speaking in tongues’ is.  But sad to say there were also mockers who scoffed in that day because they didn’t understand, just like there are today, jeering at the testimony that was given through the Holy Spirit.  They accused these men of being filled with new wine, accusing them of being drunk (intoxicated).  It seems that some were amazed and some mocked which still continues to this day.

The disciples were believers before the day of Pentecost and this wasn’t the first time that ten of Jesus’ disciples received the Holy Spirit, read what it says in John 20:19-22 “Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’ And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’”

What Jesus did at Calvary will now make it possible for them and all believers to receive, or be baptized in the Holy Spirit, praise the Lord!!  Read what it says in Acts 19:1-6, “And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples he said to them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’

So they said to him, ‘We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.’

And he said to them, ‘Into what then were you baptized?’

So they said, ‘Into John’s baptism.’

Then Paul said, ‘John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.’

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.”  

These men were believers and were baptized in the Lord Jesus then Paul laid his hands on them and the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.  When Philip went down to Samaria many people accepted the Word and were baptized, then Peter and John were sent to them and laying their hands on them they received the Holy Spirit.

Read Acts 8:5-17, “Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.

But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, ‘This man is the great power of God.’ And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time. But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”

There are other places in God’s Word that speak of this subject and some people may never hear about this from the pulpit, so if you want to know more about this don’t just take my word for it, do an in depth study on it, it will be well worth your time.  Something to think about!  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you have a super day!!