In
this past Sunday’s sermon, Pastor Joy noted an important evidence of the power
of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life. She said: “When the Holy Spirit is in control,
we are moved from cowering and complaining to conquering.”
We
see this in the life of the disciples. Prior to the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, they were found bickering over position (see Mark 9:33; Luke 9:46) and
hiding in fear of man (see John 20:19). In contrast, the apostolic experience
in Acts was marked by fearless, victorious action (see Acts 4:13).
Scripture
exhorts us to live in the same way.
“The
LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength
of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1)
“Do
everything without grumbling or arguing. Then you will be pure and innocent
children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must
not do anything that they can say is wrong. Shine as lights among the people of
the world.” (Philippians 2:14-15)
“In
everything we are more than conquerors through Christ, who loves us.” (Romans
8:37)
Lord Jesus, give us the
grace of Your Spirit, so that we might walk unencumbered and unafraid. We
anticipate victories this day because of Your work in us and through us.
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