When I was teaching My disciples, I often could see that they were not understanding anything I was saying. Most of them were simple fishermen. There was one tax collector and zealot among them.
It was not their vocations or lack or education that kept them from understanding. They did not understand My words until they were all baptized in My Spirit at Pentecost. Then suddenly those words I spoke not only came to their remembrance, but they also became alive to them.
Many believers today have not received the baptism in My Holy Spirit. Some people think they do not need it. Others are afraid of it. Some have had teachings against it because speaking in tongues is one of the manifestations of this baptism. The major manifestation, however, is the gift of understanding My Word and the anointing to be a powerful witness for the gospel.
ACTS 2
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