A prayer...
Act 4:24 And when they heard that, they lifted up
their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast
made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Recognition - The
LORD GOD who MADE heaven and earth and the sea and ALL in them. The God of ALL that exists. We CAN call upon
our GOD.
Act 4:25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast
said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
Act 4:26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the
rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
Act 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus,
whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and
the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Act 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel
determined before to be done.
God- using David, a
servant of God, uttered a prophecy that Jesus would face rulers and kings and
it came to pass!
Those same rulers
and kings which had a hand in killing God's only begotten Son now persecuted
those who chose to follow the teachings, the message of that Son, the Savior.
Act 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and
grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Act 4:30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and
that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
They prayed for
power to speak God's word with boldness.
They prayed for God
to heal others through them.
They prayed for God
to makes signs and wonders through them.
All through the name
of God's Son, Jesus Christ our LORD, God's HOLY CHILD, for He will FOREVER and
EVER be the ONLY BEGOTTEN CHILD, SON OF GOD.
Act 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was
shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
THEY PRAYED and
their prayer was HEARD by GOD and the HOLY GHOST filled them! The power of God
was working in them!
Act 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were
of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things
which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Act 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles
witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them
all.
GREAT GRACE was upon
them!
GREAT POWER was upon
them!
Witness of the
resurrection- TRUTH!
They were all of one
accord, they were all believing, all of them were ONE HEART, ONE SOUL, all
agreeing in ONE.
We call this
communism, w e call this socialism, and we call this wrong because of the abuse
of such things. When people say the
following this is what is being distorted-
'Neither said any of
them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all
things common.'
We have been taught
in our society, the western world, to possess things fiercely and at all costs,
to die to protect what belongs to us. WE
are taught to believe that the things we have are the real treasures of life
and that being able to leave these treasures to others is our goal so they in
turn can keep our treasures and continue to pass them on down, but forever keep
them selfishly in the family at all costs. WE are taught to own things is the
goal of our existence. How many people do NOT feel complete because they have
next to nothing of societal value. They have no home, no car, no earthly
treasures of great value and they are told they are to believe they are
FAILURES because of this lack. The poor are truly despised. Those who are rich and willfully make
themselves poor by giving to others are told they are crazy. Those who say we should all share our
resources so none lack are told they are wrong, that people should just take
care of themselves and give of their excess, not of their means. Do I say I want to live in a socialistic
society, no, I want to live in GOD'S society.
At this time of the early church they lived as they had to, am I saying
we no longer need to live this way? No. I'm saying this--
Mat 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.
Mat 19:25 When his disciples heard it, they were
exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
Mat 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them,
With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Truly only by God
will we enter the kingdom of God. We
must give our lives, our entire lives to Him and His will.
May we live by the
POWER OF GOD!
May we pray the
prayers God can answer, all through the Holy Spirit, in the love of our Savior,
Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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