Unpredictable

Professional fishermen probably know more about fishing than a carpenter. But Peter and his friends had been fishing all night and had not caught one fish. Jesus then shows up and tells them to cast their nets on the other side of the boat, and then they “caught such a large number of fish that the nets began to break.” They actually called another boat to help with the catch and they both began to sink. Jesus did something uncontainable for them.

The truth is, that's what He wants to do for us too! He wants to bless us beyond our ability to contain it.

Acts 1-2 contains a fabulous story about another uncontainable event. It begins with Jesus giving the early church some instructions. Acts 1:4-5 say: “On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: 'Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit'.” They are told to wait for the promise! They had no idea what the promise really was or how it would transform their world, but they were to wait!

Verse 14 adds, “They all joined together constantly in prayer....” The entire church joined together in corporate prayer. Acts 2 is a result of the prayer meeting in Acts. 1. Acts 2:1-4 tells about the amazing event known as the Pentecostal Experience: “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”

The take-away from this amazing event is this: the Day of Pentecost was totally unplanned. None of the disciples woke up that day and made plans to speak in tongues. They started the day just like the last nine. The bottom line is...you can't plan Pentecost. But if you seek God for ten days, amazing things will happen.

What if we decided to have a ten day corporate prayer meeting? What if we sought God with the same kind of fervor? What if we truly heeded the promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land "? What if each of us really began to pray?

Don't miss it. The secret to healing for our land, our finances, our health, and our relations, comes not by seeking healing, but by seeking God. And when we seek God, we will quit telling Him our plans, simple seek His face, and leave the logistics to Him! Then, perhaps, just perhaps, the unpredictable will happen our lives as well!