A few days ago, my sister celebrated her birthday and received a bottle of wine as a gift. We joked about it and said it was like the first wine served at the wedding before Jesus performed the miracle of turning water into wine at the Wedding at Cana.
This conversation reminded me of another moment in Scripture—the Day of Pentecost recorded in Acts of the Apostles 2:1–13. On that day, the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and the people around them assumed they were drunk with new wine.
Oh, they were, but not the kind of wine they thought, but the Holy Ghost.
It raises an important question: Has your devotion to God ever been misunderstood?
Have you ever felt like people think you are doing too much because of your passion for prayer, worship, or service to God?
If you have felt that way, you are not alone.
The disciples of Jesus experienced the same misunderstanding. When the power of the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to speak in other tongues, the crowd mocked them and said they were drunk. What they interpreted as drunkenness was actually the Holy Ghost encounter.
The truth is that while we live among many people in this world, our encounters with God are personal. A genuine encounter with God is not something that can be fully understood by observers. It happens in the secret place—between you and Him.
If only those who mocked the disciples had known that the “highness” they sensed was not from wine but from the Holy Spirit.
To live triumphantly in this season, we must cultivate a hunger for communion with the Holy Spirit and be willing to manifest His gifts upon the earth. This is not the time to be ashamed of your devotion or to shrink back because of the opinions of others.
Scripture shows us that after the disciples encountered the baptism of the Holy Spirit, they were empowered to begin their apostolic mission—spreading the gospel across the world. The Holy Spirit strengthens, empowers, and gives boldness. Through Him, we can navigate the complexities of our time with wisdom and power.
So the real question is this: Have you neglected your prayer altar because of the voices of people?
People will always talk. If you act, they will talk. If you remain silent, they will still talk. It is the nature of humanity to talk.
But the instructions God gives you are not meant to be abandoned because of public opinion. Instead, they are invitations to go deeper in prayer and seek clarity from Him. When you return to God in prayer, the Holy Spirit guides you in fulfilling the assignment; He has placed in your hands.
So do not be discouraged if your devotion is misunderstood.
Sometimes what the world calls madness is simply a life that has encountered God.
Stay Revived!
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