Bible Reading: Acts 1:1-8
Key Verse: Verse 8 – “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.”
Key Words: But ye shall receive power
The book of
Acts is often referred to as the Acts of the Apostles, but the book is more the
Acts of Jesus through the lives of the Apostles.
In Acts we see
such miracles as Jesus’ ascension (Acts
1:11), salvation (Acts 16:32),
Jesus’ brightness (Acts 9:3); but
primarily in Acts we see the power of Jesus.
There is a
great illustration of Jesus’ power as revealed in the life of D. L. Moody.
“In the fall
of 1871, when Moody was speaking in Brooklyn, New York, his congregation
dropped to eighteen. Moody despised
failure. And then one night, after the
service was over, an unknown woman said to him, ‘We have plenty of preaching in
Brooklyn, what we need is to see Jesus.’
That broke his
unfruitful methods forever. The next
afternoon he gave a simple Bible reading about Jesus and the power of the Lord
came down. From that day on, all D. L.
Moody cared about was people seeing Jesus through his preaching and through his
life.”
The power of
God comes upon our lives when we tell about Jesus (“Ye shall be witnesses unto Me.”).
Some of the greatest testimonies this pastor has ever heard began with
the words, “Let me tell you what Jesus did for me.”
So, the book
of Acts reveals the power of Jesus as seen through the lives of the Apostles,
and hopefully, through our lives as well.
What to do:
✞Let others see the power
of Jesus through His power on your
life.
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