Morning by Morning, February 17 - Humility and Authority, Unity and Power
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I turn my eyes upon You and open up my spirit to You, in adoration and surrender, to begin my day embraced by my Father, centered in Christ, and filled with Your Holy Spirit. ...
"After (Peter and John) were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders said to them. When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and everything in them, it is You who said by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, Your servant: 'Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples imagine vain things? The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gave gathered together against the Lord and against His Messiah.' For in this city, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, to do whatever Your hand and Your plan had predestined to take place. And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to Your servants to speak Your word with all boldness, while You stretch out Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of Your holy servant Jesus!'" (Acts 4:23-30)
When Your church was persecuted, they prayed. When the voices of dead religion and worldly power turned against them, they turned to You. "They raised their voices together to God." In humility they sought the One who is sovereign over all.
And You responded to their humility in power! "When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness!" (Acts 4:31)
From the humility of prayer to the authority of boldly proclaiming the word of God, You turned the attack of the enemy into an advance of Your Kingdom. You were teaching Your church both humility and authority, just as You were teaching them both the unity of Your Spirit and the power of Your Spirit. They raised their voices together in prayer so that then they raised their voices together in proclamation. "Those who believed were of one heart and soul" (Acts 4:32). Then "with great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all!" (Acts 4:33).
Come, Holy Spirit of God! Fill us afresh in Your church today! We need Your great grace upon us all -- now more than ever! Teach us to walk in both humility and authority, to come together in unity and power, to see the word of God boldly proclaimed and Kingdom of God boldly advanced. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, may you be filled afresh with the Holy Spirit, learning to walk in both humility and authority, in unity and in power, to seek the Kingdom fo God boldly advance through your life and those in relationship with you, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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