Have you ever felt like people treat you different because you are a follower of Christ? Have you ever had people look down on you because of your belief in Christ? Peter and John were carrying out their mission and they were seized for performing a public healing and professing it in Jesus name. They were thrown in jail and the next day admonished by the church leaders for doing it and told not to do it anymore. The two spoke boldly filled with the Spirit and told the leaders they could not obey their directive and only obey Jesus. They were finally let go. When the two reported to the other followers what had happened, they prayed the believer’s prayer and the Holy Spirit came upon all of them again. They all shared what they had with each other and even sold possessions from time to time to aid anyone in need.
When was the last time you spoke boldly about your belief in Christ? When was the last time you asked Christ to help you share his message of salvation with someone who needed to hear it. Spend some time in prayer today asking for the Holy Spirit to come into you and you might be astonished what you can accomplish in Jesus name!
Pastor Steve
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