A Room With A View

     It occurred in Acts Chapter 2; they were all with one accord, in one mind, assembled in an upper room just waiting.  They, the mother of Jesus, the Apostles and others, 120 of them waiting to be endued with "Power" from on high as promised.  Who wouldn't want that?  Power is an enticing word; kings seek it, rulers long for it; politicians sometimes finagle flashy words to achieve it; and many of the rich spend their lives entering deal after deal for just the "taste of it."  But, this Power, spoken of by Jesus, was to come from on high.  It was the "Ghost" or "Spirit" of the departed One, Jesus Christ, and the people who gathered to receive it were all praying, thinking, seeking, with the same perspective; they were all looking up with the same desire and the same point of view.

     The Power, after many days, came, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.  They spoke with other tongues as the Spirit gave the utterance.  It was such a miraculous, mysterious and marvelous spectacle that those observing thought the receivers were drunk.  And they were, but not as you suppose.  The Spirit of God, like the Glory of God is an ecstacy of the soul, a supernatural joy so profound that it does often leave one staggering.  The Bible states that it's so incredible that the angels desire to look into it.  Why should we want it, seek it and desire it?  The Word states that it is that Spirit in you which will raise your body when the Rapture occurs.  Part of walking humbly before God is to be submissive to His Will and when the people asked what they should do, they were commanded in Acts 2:38 to receive the Holy Ghost and be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ.

     What does the Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit, do for you?  It gives you insight, hindsight and foresight; it's joy unspeakable and full of glory; it leads and guides us into all truth.  It is essential to salvation and a credential of illumination!
 
     Oh what a Happy Day that was, when a bunch of hungry people came together for one purpose and one goal.  They had a united "mindset" of victory and they knew Jesus kept His promises.  Yes, I would say that upper room was a room with a View!