The Eve Of The Outpouring
It is the final quiet day before the world changes forever. The 120 disciples remain secluded in the upper room, their prayers continuing uninterrupted. Outside, the city is preparing for the Feast of Weeks, a harvest festival celebrating the first fruits of the wheat harvest. The religious rituals of the old covenant are carrying on as usual.
Inside the room, however, the followers of the Way are preparing for a different kind of harvest. They are the "first fruits" of the resurrection. The tension in the room is palpable. They have obeyed every command; they have waited faithfully; they have restored their leadership. The only thing left is for the heavens to open.
"And day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house..."
— Acts 2:46
— Acts 2:46
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The culture of the early church was forged in the discipline of these waiting days before the Spirit fell.
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