Main Thought
An acronym that has become popular throughout culture in recent years is FOMO. It stands for “Fear Of Missing Out,” and refers to the worry that we’d miss out on special opportunities or experiences. Thankfully, God offers an incredible experience to ever Believer - and we don’t need to worry about missing out. In the Book of Acts, the Holy Spirit comes to earth. It can be said that the Holy Spirit’s purpose is to bring the reality of God’s Kingdom into our present experience. God’s Kingdom advances as the Spirit moves. We are meant to be a part of this: God’s will is for every believer to experience the moving of the Holy Spirit. How can we experience this for ourselves? This happens as we engage Him (through the Word, in prayer, through spiritual gifts, etc.) and submit to His will in our actions and lifestyles.
Main Passages
6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- Acts 1:8
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
- Acts 2:38-39
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
- Galatians 5:16-17
Discussion Questions
What stands out to you in the Main Thought and Passages above?
How do you engage God on a regular basis? What can you add or improve?
Is there anything you need to submit to God in order to experience Him more?