We usually find what we expect. Paul had come to Ephesus and found some disciples (about 12 men). The first question he asked them was significant. "He said to them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?'" Hmm... Maybe He (the Holy Spirit) is more important than we realized. (Acts 10:1-10)
"And they said to him, 'No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.'" (Something's missing here!)
So Paul finds out that they were baptized into John's baptism. And after teaching them the rest of the Good News, he then baptizes them into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Next, maybe it is a surprise to us that Paul put his hands on them and "the Holy Spirit came on them". Yep. It was very obvious - with much grace.
So I'm wondering what we expect when we receive the Holy Spirit.
Lord, give us grace to receive all you have for us from Your Spirit. We're expecting more!
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