Holy Spirit, Fall on Me
Acts 10:34-48 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord
of all:) 37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. 43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. While peter yet spake these words,
the Holy Ghost fell on all them, which heard the word.
I want to draw your attention to one word in this verse (fell) that word has captured my attention.
The Holy Ghost fell on all them, which heard the word
First of all it tells me that what is happening is the work of the Holy Spirit. It tells me that the Holy Ghost is the initiator. It doesn’t say they jumped up and grabbed it, or they reached out and took hold of the Holy Ghost, It says (The Holy Ghost fell on them)
Secondly: That word “fell” means, to fall upon, rush or press upon, come suddenly upon, to come forcibly, to seize or take possession of. One definition even says: to strike, to hit. In other words, the Holy Ghost came in an undeniable, indisputable manner) It was a tangible, heavy, manifestation of the power of God.
They were visibly and physically affected, They felt it, and anyone present could see the effects of the Spirit.
As I read this scripture, my mind went to other places in the bible where the power of God fell.
1 Ch 21:26 David made an altar to the Lord and called upon the Lord and God answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
2 Ch 7:1 Solomon had made a great sacrifice to the Lord, when he had made an end of praying the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices.
These were also undeniable indisputable, irrefutable visible tangible manifestations of the power of God.
Elijah squared off with Ahab and the false prophets of Baal on Mt Carmel. The false prophets and the Man of God Elijah came to an agreement. They would both build an altar and offer a sacrifice, but put no fire under it, and they would call on their respective gods, and the God that answered by fire he would be God.
The false prophets built their altar and laid the sacrifice on it and called on baal from morning till noon with no answer. Elijah mocked them, then they became violent and went into a frenzy and began to jump on the altar and cut themselves with knives
and lancets until the blood gushed out. They continued till the evening sacrifice, then, Elijah took over.
He repaired the altar that was broken, he put the wood in order, and put the sacrifice on the wood, then he had them pour 12 barrels of water on the sacrifice, he prayed, a 63 word prayer) And the bible says: Then the fire of the Lord “fell” and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust and licked up the water that was in the trench.
And when the people saw it, they fell on their faces, and they said: The Lord he is the God, He is God.
The fact is: What happened on that mountain was so powerful and so undeniable that it turned a nation back to God. They experienced a visible tangible manifestation of the power of God. They had a God Encounter. The Fire of God: The Power of God fell
on that Mountain, on that Altar and that Sacrifice.
Then my mind goes to Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
The fire of God Fell on David’s altar
The Fire of God fell on Solomon’s offering
The Fire of God fell on Mt Carmel
The Holy Ghost Fire fell on the day of Pentecost
The Holy Ghost Fire fell in house of Cornelius.
In every case old and New Testament: It was a visible tangible, undeniable manifestation of the Fire of God.
What really concerns me today is: we are raising a generation of Christians who have never had a God encounter. They have never experienced a tangible undeniable manifestation of the power of God.
They know God in theory, They know God religiously
They know about God, mentally, intellectually.
But they have never had a Mt Carmel Fire, a Day of Pentecost Fire, a House of Cornelius Encounter Fire.
They have never had a burning bush experience
They have never experienced the power of the Holy Ghost seizing them and taking possession of them, they have never experienced the supernatural fire of God burning in their hands and their feet.
To so many people in this generation today the fire of God is just a concept, it’s just an idea. But I came on assignment today to tell you; the fire of God is not just a concept or an idea or theory or philosophy to be studied. It’s not the figment of an over active imagination. It’s not just religious ramblings.
The fire of God is the Mighty Holy Ghost.
He is the third person of the Godhead, he is the might and the power and presence and glory of God. He is…
The same fire that fell on Mt Carmel
The same fire that fell on the day of Pentecost
The same fire that fell in Cornelius House.
The Fire of God is Real
The Fire of God is Tangible
The Fire of God is Alive
The Fire of God is Contagious
The Fire of God is the Power of God.
The Power of God is the only power that can heal (doctors can cut out diseased parts, but doctors can’t heal). Doctors can administer radiation and chemo but even then the body suffers from their harmful side effects. But, the fire of God can burn cancer out of your body and never leave a trace, a scar or any harmful side effects. The fire of God can burn drugs out of your system and take the desire all at the same time. The fire of God can restore missing body parts
The fire of God can deliver you from drugs, alcohol, lust, pornography, and perversion. The fire of god can burn up jealousy, pride, criticism, bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness. The fire of God can heal your broken heart; it will restore joy and peace. The fire of God will heal your marriage. The fire of God will heal your mind. My prayer is: God do it again. Let the fire fall. That same fire that fell on the day of Pentecost.
That same fire that fell on the gentiles in Cornelius house. Do it again. Let the fire fall. Let it fall on us.
Come suddenly, Come forcibly, Come powerfully,
Rush in on us, Seize us, Take possession of us.
We’re not satisfied just to read about it and sing about it (we want to experience it for ourselves).
Jesus said: Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, He said: Tarry ye in Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high
This power is not a theory or a concept: This power is the same power that caused the sun and moon to stand still; it’s the same power that divided the red sea, caused water to flow out of a rock like a river. It’s the same power that made the three Hebrew children fire proof, That gave Daniels lions lock jaw, That shook Paul and Silas’s prison off it’s foundations.
This is the same power that was upon Jesus life: That opened blind eyes, unstopped deaf ears, made the lame to walk and the dumb to talk. This is the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. It is this same Fire this same Anointing, this same Power that God wants to send on your life right now. He fell on all them that heard the word. He wants to fall on every person that is hearing this word. God wants to fall on your life with a tangible undeniable, irrefutable, indisputable manifestation of the fire and power of the Holy Ghost.
Mt 7:7 Ask and ye shall receive, Seek and ye shall find
Knock and the door shall be opened unto you
Jer 33:3 Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which thou knowest not.
Mt 5:6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.
Hunger is a magnet, Hunger will draw the anointing
Hunger will open the door for the manifestation of the Power of God. Am I talking to anybody who is hungry for the power and presence of God? Am I talking to anybody that wants the reality of the tangible manifestation of the anointing and power of God?
Am I talking to anybody who is not satisfied with religion and tradition? Not satisfied with concepts and theories and philosophies? Am I talking to anyone who wants the power and fire of Pentecost in your life?
The great Apostle of Faith (Smith Wigglesworth) said: Every Soul touched by Pentecost should be a live wire)
I believe there are some hungry and thirsty people listening to me right now, who refuse to be satisfied or pacified with anything less than a personal encounter with the true fire of God. Somebody is going to catch on fire today. Somebody is going to get hit by the power of God today. The power of God is going to seize your life, take hold on your life and set your life on fire. Our God is a consuming Fire. There is a consuming Anointing in this house right now.
Just as the fire of God fell on Mt Carmel and consumed everything, the sacrifice, the wood,
the stones, the dirt and the water in the trench,
so is the consuming fire of God falling on your life.
I feel something happening right now.
I feel an anointing falling in this house
I feel the fire of God falling in this house
Yes the God we serve still answers by fire
Wherever there is an altar
Wherever there is a sacrifice
Wherever there is prevailing prayer
Wherever there are hungry hearts
Wherever there is desperation for Jesus
The God who answers by fire is here right now
He is here to save you, To heal you, To deliver you
To restore your marriage, To heal your broken heart
He is here to revive you, Resurrect you, Put His fire back in you, He is here to give you a fresh anointing
To set your heart, and your life on fire. Come on all over this House: Lift your hands and ask him to fall on you (ask him to send the fire of God) Fall on us today
Fall on our hearts, our lives, Fall on our marriages,
Fall on our ministries, Fall on our visions and dreams,
Fall on our attitudes, Fall on our families, Fall on our finances, Fall on our minds, Fall on our bodies. Burn up dead religion, burn up carnality, burn up dead traditions, burn up everything that is not of you.
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