GOD AWARE

Acts 2:2,3 – 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.

One of the problems that people who have been around church a lot is this, they know about God, they may even have all the revival talk down, but there is no awareness of the God in their lives. That was the problem with the Jewish people when Christ appeared on the scene, they thought they knew but they didn’t recognize Him when He was right in front of them. A similar thing happens in times of revival, it didn’t look the way you thought and it passed you by. When the Holy Spirit fell on the day of Pentecost those in the upper room were filled with an awareness of the Lord. There was the rushing mighty wind, the tongues of fire; the atmosphere in the room was alive with God. The same types of things happened when the fire fell in Wales and Azusa Street and when the joy broke out in the outpourings of 1994. Some were clueless, others were caught up in the holiness and power of God. Here are some thoughts from Arthur Wallis on being God conscience.

“Here is another conspicuous feature that characterizes revival. “There came . . . a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind. . . . There appeared unto them tongues . . . like as of fire”. Wherever the Spirit of God is poured out, saints and sinners alike are made acutely aware of the presence of the Almighty. The spirit of revival is the consciousness of God. Just as the “light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun” struck down the zealous Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, and brought him to his knees, convicted and repentant (Acts 26), so does the Eternal Light, in days of revival, burst upon the slumbering consciousness of men with much the same result. On the Day of Pentecost, God manifested His presence first to those in the Upper Room and then to the multitude who had gathered outside, who were soon “pricked in their heart”, until that strange, mysterious influence from heaven had spread over the whole city “and fear came upon every soul”.”
So maybe today is the day for you, look to heaven, acknowledge the Son of God and worship Him. Maybe your room will be suddenly filled with the mighty presence of the Lord.