Acts 1:8
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Along with the Great Commission, many words have been preached on this verse as it pertains to the Church as a witness of Jesus Christ. And rightly so, for the Great Commission directs our disciple making mission, and this verse gives us confidence that God has empowered our efforts.
With the Spirit's touch upon the church, we are given power. I wish I could say we're given power over trouble, or power over every disease, or power over every one of life's little nuisances that build up to ruin our days, I can't. The power we're given in the Spirit is a special power, given for a special purpose. To be witnesses.
Witnesses not just in our churches, or to our families, but the power to be witnesses wherever the Lord directs our paths. For some, that witness will be in a home town. For others, that witness will be across the state. Still others will find themselves somewhere in another part of the world. But regardless of where the Lord takes your witness, you're empowered. The Spirit's touch is upon you.
Maybe you're already living in your "end of the earth". You're stuck in a town you don't want to live in, or facing an uphill climb in a dead end job, or it just seems that every dream has now faded away as the reality of life sets in. Don't give up and lose heart. Know for sure that Christ has you right where he wants you to be. You're the one with power to be the Lord's witness.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you empowering the Church to live in faith as a witness wherever you scatter us. My prayer is that we won't become so complacent in the luxuries of life that we refuse to go forth as your witnesses. Amen.
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