Wind and fire
The winds are your messengers,
and flames of fire
are your servants. ~ Psalm 104:4 (CEV)
Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the Spirit let them speak. ~ Acts 2:2-4 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Even the uncontrolable wind and fire serve the Lord.
PRAYER:
Lord, not only are you in charge of the elements but you employ them for your agenda. Forgive me for being slow to acknowledge your out-of-the-ordinary methods. And open my mind and heart to your message. Ultimately it's all good news and I'm going to move with you. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
