14 November

Today's the day when in 1922 the BBC began regular radio broadcasts from London. The station known as 2LO began broadcasting on medium wave from Marconi House. Programming began with a newscast read by Arthur Burrows, the first Director of Programmes. The following day BBC broadcasts from Birmingham and Manchester were launched. From these simple beginnings has grown the vast international media corporation that is today’s BBC. Could Arthur Burrows and his colleagues have believed how deeply radio and TV would penetrate our society in the years to come?

Believing in the power of communication is at the heart of living as a Christian. God has spoken supremely about his love and salvation through Jesus Christ who lived and died and rose again. But he is still speaking to us in our daily lives by his Holy Spirit. The book of Acts tells us that since Pentecost the promise of the prophet Joel has been fulfilled and God is actively communicating with all his people, young and old, men and women by his Spirit. These words are from Acts 2:

… this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
`In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.’

So today, listen out for what God is saying to you by his Spirit. Is there a dream he has given you or a word burning in your heart that you know is from him?