Read Acts 2:1-13
This is the story of the beginning of the Christian Church. It was fifty days after the death of Christ. It did not occur at a convention — it was not an earth-born organization that was effected that day — it was was heaven born. When Jesus ascended He sent His disciples to prayer, continuous prayer. The prayer was for a definite object. A promise had been given to them, but they were to get it by prayer, persevering, believing prayer. Ten days had passed and here is what is said about the disciples, “They were all together in one place.” This was an ideal meeting. For one thing they were all there — the ministers and the women and the men, too. At some prayer meetings there are many women, but very few men.
All the friends of Christ living Jerusalem were present at this meeting. None excused themselves because they had other things to do. The interest was so deep that nobody thought of remaining away from a single meeting. This is now the tenth day of the meetings and yet no one had grown weary. What a loss to the person it would have been if anyone had stayed at home the day the Spirit came! People who miss even one meeting do not know what blessing may come that day which they will lose. Thomas was absent from a meeting one evening, and we know what he missed. Jesus came that night, and for a whole week Thomas was unhappy and lived in doubt. If anyone had been absent on this day of Pentecost, he would have missed a great blessing.
We must notice, too, that these people all came promptly. A long while after the meeting began Peter said it was only nine o’clock. They must, therefore, have met at daybreak, at the latest, and yet they were all there. That was another good point — promptness and punctuality. They were also there with one accord. They were all of one mind. There was no discord among them. They had one purpose. Their hearts made music, and God heard the music in heaven. There is another thing about their praying — it was importunate. The meetings had continued now ten days, but none of them had wearied. All these points we should treasure up, so that we may pray in the same way.
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