Jesus Sent His Spirit Among Men

Jesus birth in Bethlehem almost 2000 years ago was goodwill to all mankind as announced by the Angel. His birth brought God to mankind in the form of human flesh. After his sacrifice on the cross, He died and went to Heaven and sent the Holy spirit most prominently on the day of Pentecost to be with every man and soul that will follow the way of salvation.  

Not only did Jesus have to be born, but He had to pay the penalty for our sins through His own death, and then be resurrected to ascend to the Father as our High Priest. Only then would humanity at large be able to receive and benefit from the incredible gift of God’s Holy Spirit.

“This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear” (Acts 2:32-33).

On the Day of Pentecost, only a few weeks after Jesus died and was resurrected, God poured out His Spirit on the few assembled followers of Jesus. Peter, who was among that early gathering, summarized what we must do to receive the Spirit of God. He powerfully proclaimed, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).

Why was Jesus’ physical birth essential to His followers’ receiving of the Holy Spirit? Because no one is worthy to receive the Holy Spirit, and we must be begotten of God through His Spirit to receive eternal life.

Jesus’ death—His ultimate sacrifice—made possible the forgiveness of sins, which in turn enables us to look forward to living and reigning with Christ in the Kingdom of God. Without Jesus’ birth, none of this would be possible.

Through Christ, God has restored that which was lost in the Garden of Eden: access to a right relationship with God and access to the tree of life. Through the sacrifice of Christ, God has made possible this right relationship with mankind. “As God has said: ‘I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people’ ” (2 Corinthians 6:16).

God has made it possible for all mankind—every person—to come voluntarily into an intimate relationship with Him. This could not have been possible, in God’s great plan, without the birth and subsequent sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ.