The Miracle Message

We have a tendency when hearing or reading of the miraculous to focus on the miracle.  However,  in the Bible, I believe there is always a message to the miracle and if you will continue to read, you will get it.
The burning bush that would not be consumed was not about the fire in the branches but the message that God gave Moses after He got his undivided attention.  The splitting of the Red Sea was not about the water but about the deliverance of God.  Goliath's great defeat was not about David's sure shot but the battle that is of the Lord.  Jonah is not about the great, God-appointed fish but the prayer from its belly.   The empty tomb is not about how He did it, but what it means to us because He did.
The same concept needs to be applied to Acts 2.  The coming of the Holy Spirit was not about the makeup of the fire over their heads but the message being given in their own language.  It was about the impact that the power of the Holy Spirit has upon the church of Jesus Christ.  Look at the after effects (Acts 2: 42-47) (www.lifejournal.cc):
 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴And all who believed were together and had all things in common. ⁴⁵And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
The evidence of the movement of the Holy Spirit is not only during the worship hour or at the invitation.  It is also evident of His Power and Presence in our lives when we are not gathered in worship.  Today, let the evidence of the Holy Spirit shine through you.