"Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each one of us hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs-- we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?" Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine." Acts 2:5-13
Long passage, but it is the context of the storyline. So everybody hears the gospel in their own language. Pretty amazing huh? Miraculous even. So once we get over the tongues part of the miracle and the obvious purpose for it we must decide whether our reaction is one of being amazed or perplexed. Amazed is the right answer.
We are only perplexed if we have a limited view of what God can do. Open up your thinking to God doing the miraculous. Even today. If you don't you may have to blame Christians' seemingly crazy behavior on early morning drinking. Anything we don't want to believe or makes us uncomfortable, we just explain it away or blame it on something else. Frankly, I am amazed that so many remain so perplexed. Powerful miracles still happen.
Ever increasing faith,
Pastor Fred
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