The Promise Is For You

Today marks the beginning of Bruce Downes’ new devotional series, Living in Step with the Holy Spirit.In this episode, Bruce reflects on Acts 2:37–39, where Peter speaks to the crowd after Pentecost and declares that they will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. He tells them:“The promise is for you.”This is where the journey begins.Pentecost was not only a powerful moment in the life of the early Church. It was the beginning of a new way of living. Through the Holy Spirit, God draws His people into a relationship so intimate that His own life dwells within them.Bruce reminds us that many Christians spend years trying to live the Christian life by their own strength. We believe in God, pray, serve, and try to grow closer to Him, but often we still carry the quiet assumption that everything depends on our own effort.But the Christian life is not simply a life lived for God. It is a life lived with God.The same Holy Spirit who came upon the apostles, sustained the martyrs, inspired the saints, and transformed ordinary men and women throughout history, is still at work today.Before we learn to recognise His voice, discern His promptings, or follow His lead, we must first believe that this promise was never intended only for someone else.The promise is for you.Watch today’s devotional here: [BruceDownes.org] To receive the Living in Step with the Holy Spirit eBook, visit: [https://brucedownes.org/ec/liswths_ebook/]