A young boy at the age of five
heard and understood the Gospel message at an afterschool Bible club in a small
town. There was no sudden, intense
change in his life. Only a persistent
striving for obedience as he grew older and began to know God more deeply. When he entered high school, God grabbed his
heart in a mighty way and called him into fulltime ministry. Today he is a preacher, teacher, theologian,
and shepherd of a congregation in a small town very similar to the one he lived
in when the Holy Spirit transformed him.
Our passage this week is
Acts 19:1-20 where through Paul the Holy Spirit does amazing things. Twelve men are won over to Christ, demons
show respect for the power of the Holy Spirit and for His vessel, Paul, and
those who joined in occult worship rid themselves of their former lives to
fully follow Christ. The work of the
Holy Spirit is evident and alive through the ministry of Paul.
Can the same be said for
us? As disciples of Christ, how much do
we see the work of the Holy Spirit in and through us? Do we recognize and give credit to the Holy Spirit
when He moves? Are we daily be
transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit?
The two stories above are
examples in the way the Holy Spirit grabs ahold of lives and changes people
forever. But one is no less dramatic and
powerful than the other. Any time the
Spirit works there is mighty power in play.
And he works in the lives of people every day. May we prayerfully be prepared for the Spirit
to move in our own lives as we read the Word of God in Acts this week.
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