Today is the 40th day after the Feast of First Fruits. It is on this day the YahshaYah ascended to heaven. Let us rejoice and take comfort from two very important words spoken on this day.
Firstly, words spoken from the mouth of YahshaYah: "You heard from me, for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:4-5).
The Feast of Shavuot which starts on 22 May, holds the promise for us of a greater outpouring of the Spirit to what we have already received when we confessed and turned away from our sins and accepted YahshaYah as Saviour. The prophet Joel tells us that in the last days Father AHAYAH will pour out His spirit on all flesh (Joel 2:28). With this great promise before us, let us prepare ourselves for this outpouring like the disciples did. They separated themselves from the world and gathered themselves together in the upper room where they devoted themselves in one accord to prayer (Acts1:12-14). Today our prayers, accompanied with fasting should be focussed on repentance. We have to make room for the Spirit of Yah to fill us. If the spirit of the flesh and the world are still occupying or mind and our time then there is not room for the Spirit of Yah. Let us therefore humble ourselves before the Father with fasting and prayer and ask, and expect to receive.
Secondly, the words spoken by the two angels after the ascension of YahshaYah: "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11).
As darkness manifests all around us, and as we hear of wars and rumours of wars and when it appears that satan is gaining the upper hand through global pestilence and man-made solutions that alienate us from our Maker, let us rejoice, for our redemption draws nigh. Hallelujah.
My Prayer
Father AHAYAH, thank you for Your Holy Spirit that dwells within us. Father, thank you for this promise of an outpouring of Your spirit on all flesh in these last days. Please baptize us with Your Holy Spirit fire so that we can STAND and overcome the darkness around us. We pray in the name of YahshaYah. Aman.