Today's Bible reading is the 2nd chapter of the Book of Acts. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2&version=NASB

In today's chapter of scripture, Luke was inspired to record the grand and glorious fulfillment of God's promise to send the Helper, the Holy Spirit. We find the disciples had remained in Jerusalem and we read that "they were all together in one place" when He came. They first would hear Him as He came from heaven, a noise described as "like a violent rushing wind". They would then see His presence among them as "tongues as of fire" rested upon each one. And they would then experience His indwelling them as they each began to speak in languages not their own as the Spirit gave them utterance to speak of the mighty deeds of God. Just as Jesus had said, the advantage was now theirs. The Helper had came as promised and with Him power. Power to be His witnesses. God did indeed send the Helper in grand fashion. We read that the people were bewildered, amazed, astonished and perplexed at what was taking place. And in Peter we see the practical results of what Jesus meant when He said they would receive power when the Spirit came and when He told them that it would be to their advantage that He go so that the Helper might come. Not long before this day, Peter had been resolved to return to his trade as a fisherman. And it wasn't too long before that when he had denied that he even knew Jesus. He had wanted to stand strong for Jesus but He (and the others) had fallen away just as Jesus had said they would. But on this day he would have an advantage. He would have power, he would have the Helper. And this day he would take his stand, raise his voice and be a witness for Jesus. The work that began that day continues until this one. Praise God for His faithfulness. Praise God for the Helper. He is our advantage.