Speak God's Word with Fearless Confidence

God's Exceptional Choice  Out of Slavery - Into Nationhood Who Is King? Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)  Acts 4:23-31 The Message One Heart, One Mind 23-26 As soon as Peter and John were let go, they went to their friends and told them what the high priests and religious leaders had said. Hearing the report, they lifted their voices in a wonderful harmony in prayer: “Strong God, you made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. By the Holy Spirit you spoke through the mouth of your servant and our father, David: Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples? Earth’s leaders push for position, Potentates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers! 27-28 “For in fact they did meet—Herod and Pontius Pilate with nations and peoples, even Israel itself!—met in this very city to plot against your holy Son Jesus, the One you made Messiah, to carry out the plans you long ago set in motion. 29-30 “And now they’re at it again! Take care of their threats and give your servants fearless confidence in preaching your Message, as you stretch out your hand to us in healings and miracles and wonders done in the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 While they were praying, the place where they were meeting trembled and shook. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak God’s Word with fearless confidence. For Reflection What should one do when faced with adversity?  Pray, first and foremost. The disciples and followers of Jesus were increasingly under attack. Not because Jesus was speaking of God but because Jesus threatened the cultural, economic, and political status quo. Jesus upended the ways people conducted their lives, and they fought back. The disciples prayed with such fervor that firmament shook with the trembling voice of the Holy Spirit. God heard their desperate prayers and gave them courage. Pray Pray and know the power of the Holy Spirit to encourage and comfort you in troubling times. Pray and know that God is sovereign. Forward to a friend Sign up for our mailing list!