God’s story in god’s people

We’ll consider the birth of the Church and the Spirit’s work in greater detail when we examine the book of Acts later in our study, but for now consider this: The disciples, along with that small group including Jesus’ mother and brothers, were the first to experience God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit in their fullness. They worshiped Yahweh Elohim, they walked with Jesus, and now, they were empowered by the Holy Spirit. 

When you read Elohim in the Bible, translated as the English word “God,” take your time to consider everything the name signifies. Think absolute power. Think complete control. Think supremacy and sovereignty. Think splendor and glory. In heaven, there will be no need for the sun because “the glory of God will give it light” (Rev. 21:23).