Simply Believe – May 24, 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the simplicity of belief as exemplified by children and the events of Pentecost.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260524dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. . . Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” Acts 2:1-6,11-12 Simply Believe Recently, my daughters were playing with some immature flower buds from our dwarf Magnolia tree. Since these buds look like pickles, I told them they were pickle seeds. Later, I overheard one of my daughters referring to the tree as a “pickle tree.” That’s the way it is with children. They simply believe what they are told. That’s not always so easy for us as we…

People in this episode

Host: What About Jesus

Topics covered

• faith
• Holy Spirit
• belief
• Pentecost
• children's faith
• religion
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• Pentecost
• Holy Spirit
• belief
• Acts 2
• children
• faith
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts

Places: Jerusalem, Magnolia tree

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