On one occasion, while [Jesus] was eating a meal with [His disciples], He emphasized that they were not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promise. "You have already heard Me speak about this," He said, "for John used to baptize with water, but before many days are passed you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
   [On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came and they were all filled. A great crowd gathered to see what had happened!] Peter told them, "This Man Jesus, God raised up - a fact of which all of us are eye-witnesses! He has been raised to the right hand of God; He has received from the Father and poured out upon us the promised Holy Spirit - that is what you now see and hear! . . . You must repent and every one of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that you may have your sins forgiven and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For this great promise is for you and your children - yes, and for all who are far away, for as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself !"
   Trust (lean on, rely on and be confident) in the Lord, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.
   I advise you to obey only the Holy Spirit's instructions. He will tell you where to go and what to do, and then you won't always be doing the wrong things your evil nature wants you to. For we naturally love to do evil things that are just the opposite from the things that the Holy Spirit tells us to do; and the good things we want to do when the Spirit has His way with us are just the opposite of our natural desires. These two forces within us are constantly fighting each other to win control over us, and our wishes are never free from their pressures. When you are guided by the Holy Spirit you need no longer force yourself to obey Jewish laws . . . when the Holy Spirit controls our lives He will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control . . . If we are living now by the Holy Spirit's power, let us follow the Holy Spirit's leading in every part of our lives.

Taken from Acts 1, 2, Ps. 37, Gal. 5, The Phillips Translation, The Amplified Bible and
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