Devotionals for June 16, 2023
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READ
Acts 4:29-31
29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
REFLECT
Peter and John recognized what each of us should also recognize…as followers of Christ, we are called to be representatives of Christ. So, when fear and intimidation had the potential to quiet their witness and work, they did what all of us should do. They prayed…not for an easy path, but for a Holy Spirit-enabling path to boldly speak the truth of Christ and do the work of Christ so that His glory may be displayed and His kingdom advanced.
APPLY
1) What stands out to you in Peter and John’s prayer? Why?
2) What bold Holy Spirit-enabling prayer will you pray today?
3) How does a “Holy Spirit enabling” make a difference?
SING
So Will I (100 Billion X) by Hillsong United
PRAY
And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil. Let us be free from fear and intimidation and filled with the Holy Spirit so our words and actions help others and glorify you.
READ
Acts 4:29-31
29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
REFLECT
Peter and John recognized what each of us should also recognize…as followers of Christ, we are called to be representatives of Christ. So, when fear and intimidation had the potential to quiet their witness and work, they did what all of us should do. They prayed…not for an easy path, but for a Holy Spirit-enabling path to boldly speak the truth of Christ and do the work of Christ so that His glory may be displayed and His kingdom advanced.
APPLY
1) What stands out to you in Peter and John’s prayer? Why?
2) What bold Holy Spirit-enabling prayer will you pray today?
3) How does a “Holy Spirit enabling” make a difference?
SING
So Will I (100 Billion X) by Hillsong United
PRAY
And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil. Let us be free from fear and intimidation and filled with the Holy Spirit so our words and actions help others and glorify you.