174 OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT.

 

filled with power that ‘hey could speak languages ay
had never learned.

This was so wonderful that it was “noised abroad”
throughout the city, and a multitude of people, out of
every nation, came together to hear them. What do you
think they were talking about? They were telling the
beautiful story of Jesus dying on the cross for us. The
people were greatly astonished “because that every man
heard them speak in his own language.” God gave the
disciples power to do this, that all the people of different
nations might hear the wonderful story of Jesus and his
love.

How glad we ought to be that while Jesus is not on
the earth in body now, yet his Spirit dwells in our hearts,
to teach us what is right. All the good thoughts we
have; every desire to be kind and unselfish to our brother
or sister; or to try and please mamma; and every time
we want to help some poor little boy or girl—all these are
given us by the good Spirit.

You know it was after the Spirit had come upon the
disciples, that they spake with such power that many,
many believed what they said about the wonderful Savior.
If we want to tell others about Jesus, so as to make them
believe that he has died to save them, we must have his
Spirit in our hearts. Jesus has promised togive the Spirit
to all who ask him.