A SUPPLY CHAIN YOU CAN TRUST

 JUNE 7, 2022

ACTS 2:1-4


When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Philippians 4:19

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”




Pentecost is the Greek name (meaning “50th day” after Easter) given for the ancient Jewish festival called, Shavuoth.

Shavuoth is the God-ordained celebration of “First Fruits” during the Festival of Weeks, commanded to Moses in Exodus 34:22-43. The time of the year and event is roughly equivalent to an early wheat harvest that still occurs today in Israel.

So, what is so important about an early wheat harvest?

An early wheat harvest would have been planted is planted in the fall. It needs a good root system and the beginnings of shoots before cold weather sets in. Now am sure you have noticed what the fields in the Essex County look like in winter. You likely think “What good can come out of that frozen earth? How could this be considered a rich agricultural area? It’s desolated and bare as far as the eye can see. If you have taken notice of that scene then you likely can imagine why there is a reason to celebrate when the spring crops of wheat appears. The seeds that have been unseen, that seemed “dead” but were alive, hidden yet bound to burst through the frozen, snow covered fields with a ripe crop again blowing gently in breezes. When I see this I am thrilled and thankful, because I know a summer of fresh produce will soon be on my supper table.

God established these Festivals with important practices connected to them so that the people of Israel would remember that everything that they have comes from his gracious and loving hand.

Acts 2 tells us that Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter, 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus, the Spirit of the living God fell upon the disciples just as had been promised, and they were energized, inspired, and transformed for a bold mission. That breath of the Holy Spirit which transformed them, which demonstrated Pentecost’s intent by signs and wonders on that day, continues to blow, in lives and communities advancing the bold mission of Jesus Christ through generation after generation until all things are fulfilled.

I really believe that one of the key messages of Pentecost is to remind us that what God starts, God completes. God always finishes his sentences!!

And this is a Good News promise of Pentecost which we must not miss: Pentecost is about the provision of God in our lives. Not just the provision of produce on our tables, but the provision of all things necessary to live life fully, like love, grace, salvation, healing and hope.



Take Away Promises this Week 



1. That God REJOICES over us with singing because HE DELIGHTS IN US!!

2. That God is our PROVIDER!!



So, head into your day with these two truths.