Pastor Chris
But ye shall receive power, after
that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
the earth (Acts 1:8).
The Gospel ministry of the Christian is to win the lost. As soon as you
received the Holy Spirit, you received the power to witness. Don’t say, "I
need more boldness to preach"; 2 Timothy 1:7 says, "For God hath not
given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound
mind." You already have the Spirit of love, power, and a sound mind.
Peter became a dynamic preacher after he received the Holy Spirit! The
same Peter who denied Jesus, even to a little girl, preached and led three
thousand souls to Christ in one day (Acts 2:41). The Apostle Paul, upon
receiving the Holy Spirit, immediately went about preaching in the synagogues
that Jesus is the Son of God (Acts 9:20).
A very important evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit in anyone’s
life is dynamic evangelism. Recall what Jesus said in our opening verse,
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me…." The Holy Spirit makes you a witness
or proof-producer; He makes you preach the Gospel with boldness. When anyone
was filled with the Holy Spirit in the Bible, they spoke the Word of God
with boldness (Acts 4:31), which often resulted in the conversion of sinners.
You can’t claim God saved you and not tell others about it! Don’t keep
quiet; preach the Gospel in your world, and beyond; for therein is the power of
God unto salvation to everyone that believes (Romans 1:16).
Prayer
Dear heavenly Father, I’m so grateful for your
boundless blessings in my life. Thank you for the power of the Spirit that’s at
work in me mightily today, making me effective as a minister of reconciliation,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
f u r t h e r s t u d y: Acts 4:31; Ephesians
6:19; Ephesians 5:18-19
Daily
Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : 1 John 5 Ezekiel 17-19
2 Year Reading Plan : John 17:22-26 2 Chronicles 9-10
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