God’s Prophetic Word and Work

 Nehemiah 9-10; Acts 2 

“Those men are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy…And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”

Acts 2:15-17, 21

It was prophetic scriptures that Peter turned to in explaining the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. We serve a prophetic God who declares in advance what he has purposed to do. The three Scriptures that Peter quotes in his speech to the crowd in Jerusalem come from Joel and the Psalms. 

Had Jesus earlier quoted these scriptures to his disciples as he explained his death?

Were the ten days of prayer in the Upper Room punctuated by Scripture study and meditation?

Are there specific Scriptures on which God is inviting us to meditate and pray through today as we anticipate Christ’s return?

Are we praying and diligently searching the Scriptures for God’s prophetic actions in our day?

Some feel God’s prophetic actions stopped at the time of the apostles.

Are we limiting God in our understanding of his work in our day and in his word?

“Lord Jesus, keep me attentive to your prophetic word and works. Thank you for the outpouring of your Spirit which continues around the world today.”