Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 

The prophet Joel writes:

28   “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,and your young men shall see visions. 

29    Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.” Joel 2:28-32 

The apostle Peter quotes this passage when giving reason for the Apostles being filled with the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and then speaking in different languages. This was done so that all could hear the mighty works of God proclaimed. God used this miracle to hasten the spread of the Gospel. Speaking in tongues helped to move the Gospel into other lands, it was a strategic and supernatural tool. The Holy Spirit used ordinary means, men, the Apostles in extraordinary ways, speaking in tongues, to further His message of salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That’s our God! The extraordinary coming through the ordinary, like Christ's body and blood from bread and wine. Even today, God works through the ordinary, you and me, to bring the extraordinary,  salvation by the Gospel, to others. What a miracle!

Serving the Risen Savior,

Pastor Joe Glombicki