Pentecost and The Promise of the Spirit: Understanding the New Covenant, Holy Spirit, and His Gifts
Lenita Reeves
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Chapter 1: Stirred and Tired
CHAPTER 1: STIRRED AND TIRED
How is it that Elijah, the prophet, could call down fire and outrun a chariot, and his protégé, Elisha, could hear the words of others while they were in their bedrooms without the promise of the Spirit that we, New Testament believers, have today? Elijah and Elisha lived before our New Covenant, and the Scriptures say we have a better covenant.
That should make us wonder why New Testament believers are so unaware of their covenant privileges. Why are they manipulated by “shady” prophets as if they do not have access to God themselves? Why are so many believers weak to defy the culture in the face of persecution? I believe one answer to all these questions is that we (believers) do not understand our New Covenant, in general, or
the fellowship and power of the Holy Spirit it makes available to us today.
As I write this book, I am stirred, and at the same time, I am tired. I am stirred to see the vision God showed me just a few days ago come to pass. It was a vision of a great outpouring of Holy Ghost—a refreshing, a revitalization, a strengthening from weariness, and a watering from dryness. Yes, Jesus will pour His Spirit out again and again if we ask Him.
Note that, as I am writing, we are just a few days away from Pentecost. Peter faced the crowd with boldness on that day. The same man who had denied Jesus three times was now unafraid and unashamed. He did not need anyone to tell him to testify of Jesus. He took the proverbial mic and “let it rip.” What had changed? The promise of the Spirit had come, and Holy Spirit had empowered him with boldness and the ability to hear Jesus’s voice encouraging him on.
But today, I am tired of seeing believers who are intimidated. Where is our boldness? Where is our zeal?
I am tired of seeing believers manipulated by false prophets and genuine ones alike who lack integrity. Too many believers do not cultivate a relationship with Holy Spirit. They do not understand what He can do and what Jesus called Him to do in their lives. They do not understand that Holy Spirit is at the center of our New Covenant promises. So, they live like they are under the Old Covenant. They live as if they need a human mediator to hear from God for them, and as a result, they run from prophet to prophet but never come to the knowledge of the truth.
Paul described a group of women who fit this description in 2 Timothy 3:6b-7 (NIV). He said they were ever learning—they were always running to and fro, from one meeting to the next, from one prophet or pastor to the other. However, they never acquired knowledge for themselves. He also said they were gullible, preyed upon by ungodly men, loaded down with sins, and swayed by their own lusts (evil desires). They never understood nor walked in what was available to them under the New
Covenant. I am tired of seeing this in believers’ lives are you?
They do not understand that Holy Spirit is at the center of our New Covenant promises. So, they live like they are under the Old Covenant. They live as if they need a human mediator to hear from God for them, and as a result, they run from prophet to prophet but never come to the knowledge of the truth.
If you are, then please read this entire book and share it with others. With a focus on Holy Spirit, I highlight key distinguishing features of our New Covenant that help believers understand their identity and authority. Yes, our New Covenant was cut by Jesus’ broken body and shed blood, and without His resurrection our faith is void. I do not seek to undervalue what Jesus did, only to focus this particular book on Holy Spirit’s role in our New Covenant.
This book tracks through a specific timeline. It begins with the New Covenant prophesied, exploring the characteristics revealed in Jeremiah’s description of the New Covenant. It then moves to the last days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, when He announced to the disciples that He would send Holy Spirit to them and told them to wait for the promise of the Spirit. Next, it ends with a look at the day the wait was over, the day of Pentecost.
I explain why Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ as well as Holy Spirit’s vital role in the life of the believer—what I call His job description. Finally, I explore how Pentecost was the fulfillment of a New Testament promise.
It is time for the body of Christ to cultivate the power of their New Covenant through an intimate relationship with Holy Spirit. It is time for the body of Christ to operate in Holy Spirit’s gifts with understanding and without fear.
Throughout this book, I refer to Holy Spirit as a person. I do not refer to Him as “The Holy Spirit” in the same way that I do not refer to Jesus as “The Jesus” or God as “The God.” Holy
Spirit is not an “it.” He is part of the Godhead and should be respected as such. According to John 4:24, God is Spirit, and if God is Spirit, then His Holy Spirit is not the afterthought of the Godhead Holy Spirit is the very essence of God, called in by Jesus to be at work in the earth and live in us. Thus, Holy Spirit is integral to our New Covenant. I believe that as we journey through the Scriptures together, this reality will become abundantly clear. Let’s begin.
About the Author
Dr. Lenita Reeves is an apostle by ascension gift and has traveled to nations to preach the gospel. She serves as the senior pastor of Action Chapel Baltimore and Action Chapel North Carolina churches under the covering of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, who ordained her into ministry. She is the founder of the APT Apostolic and Prophetic Women Network, Prayer Watch with Pastor Lenita, School of Intercession: Altar vs. Altar, PurposeHouse Biblical Counseling, and PurposeHouse Publishing, and has been leading midnight prayer watch for over two decades. For more information, visit www.lenitareeves.org.
