Sound of a Mighty Rushing Wind

On the day of Pentecost (Acts Chapter Two) there was "a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind." About 160 years ago a small breeze started blowing in England. This breeze has become a great and strong wind. Like many strong winds, this wind has a name. It is called "the Charismatic Renewal." Some would have us believe that these two winds have the same source. In Acts Chapter Two the sound of a rushing mighty wind announced the receiving of power by the church in Jerusalem. This power to witness was passed on to the other churches born out of this church without any signs. In I Kings 19:11 we see another wind: "And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake." God is not always in those things that make the most noise. The wind in this passage was strong enough to violently tear the mountains apart and to break the rocks in pieces. But God was not in the wind, nor was He in the earthquake that followed. As God was not in this wind, we will see that God is not in the wind of "Charismatic Renewal." This movement may be spectacular, and it may make some fantastic claims, but it is not a movement that comes from God, nor is it lead by the Holy Spirit.