Praise the Lord!
God is still in control. He is still king, Lord, and Creator. Nothing, nothing can remove him from his position. Nothing can take it from him. He is all powerful. His will will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
I write that inspired from both the difficult times that I have gone through and reading about the difficult times that others have gone through. Honestly, sometimes I lose sight that God is Lord and that neither sin, laziness, or Satan and his partners can dethrone the Lord of glory. They might possess people to do evil things, but that does not threaten the throne. They might tempt people to elevate themselves to god like status, but that does not threaten the throne. People might submit to earthly temptations, sensual desires, or selfish cravings, but that does not threaten the throne of Heaven.
Jesus left the throne of heaven. He came down to earth. He lived a human life. He walked among us, ate with us, prayed with and for us, was beaten for us and ultimately died for us. But none of that ever threatened the throne. In fact, it established the throne more strongly.
The Holy Spirit came upon a unique people. A people who sat locked in a room, living in fear and hope. Not knowing what to do next. They sat waiting in expectation and then received what they did not expect: the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives. They already had the Spirit because Jesus gave it to them earlier. It to them through the breath of Christ in John 20:21 when Jesus breathed on the the Spirit.
Now in Acts 2, the Spirit comes upon the gathering in a powerful way. He comes as tongues of fire. Fire has always represented the leading of God. The Lord passed through the sacrificial covenant with Abraham as a pot of fire. The Lord led the people of the Exodus as a pillar of fire by night. The burning bush was a symbol of fire. The fire came down from heaven on Elijah’s sacrifice. Now, that fire of judgement, of leading, of connection, of the promise lands on the disciples head. And they proclaim to the world that Jesus is Lord. That he is in control. That he has all authority to make claim to the throne because death could not hold him back.
Praise the Lord. God is in control today, as he was yesterday and as he will be tomorrow.
Lord, fill me with the power of your Spirit to proclaim this powerful truth.