Holidays

What's your favorite holiday?

As a child, Christmas is unsurpassed. Even today, the celebration of the birth of Christ is a special time to give gifts as a reminder of the greatest gift ever given, Jesus.

Resurrection Sunday, better known to many as Easter, is the demonstration of God's choice of Jesus, the Son of God. The grave not only did not, but could not hold him.

Pentecost probably does not rank very high on most people's list. Truth is, the birth of the Church ranks very highly in the economy of God. True, the incarnation initiates the plan of God, the resurrection validates the person of the Messiah, and the Ascension exalted him to the right hand of the Father. Pentecost launched the vehicle through which the Holy Spirit would fulfill the purpose of God on the earth. Indeed, theology deals with the major events of God's plan for his creation, but the issue that is currently most pressing is ecclesiology, i.e., the Church. The End Times consist of the not yet, but the NOW remains the most relevant and pivotal issue for the fulfillment of Missio Dei, the Mission of God.

Pentecost exists for much more than the opportunity to speak in a language never studied or learned. It is for the accomplishment of all God has for the future of mankind.