Post by Aaron on Jul 20, 2016 13:05:43 GMT
Most of the time the closer we get to God the more "problems or difficult situations" we could face. I think This is because the devil is trying to tear us away form God. We see here that Peter and John are arrested and when confronted Peter is filled by the Holy Spirit and has the knowledge needed to talk about it. We are also filled by the Holy Spirit as it said in Acts 1:8 and the closer we get with God the the more filled we are and able to speak and do things with the Holy Spirit. 13 is a verse for all of us- Peter and John were just ordinary men no special training, didn't got to a christian school or college and get a nice bible degree or seminary just people like us. But Peter was bold and this took them by surprise, I think we need to be more bold when we talk because when we are bold we know what we believe in and are firm and a lot of times this does shock people, we want to be immovable. John and Peter have a "great comeback" in 19, and we should take note of it. Who do we want to obey mirth World or God? And we want to be so close with God that we cannot stop telling everything, its just not possible that he has moved us so much that it just cannot be stopped.
Pray for courage and speak with boldness, but first we have to be able to pray and read about it then we can go be filled with the Holy Spirit and hopefully go into the world and speak about Him with Boldness as it says in 23-31. We are called to live "together" maybe not like this for some of us, but to live and share life, and share each others needs and take care for people. We may not put all that we have together but we can live together and care for each other.
Pray for courage and speak with boldness, but first we have to be able to pray and read about it then we can go be filled with the Holy Spirit and hopefully go into the world and speak about Him with Boldness as it says in 23-31. We are called to live "together" maybe not like this for some of us, but to live and share life, and share each others needs and take care for people. We may not put all that we have together but we can live together and care for each other.