Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Acts 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 spoke the Word of GOD with boldness.
Make prayer your first priority, not your last resort.
In the life of the early Church, the priority was first to pray, to seek the face of the LORD and then wait for His action. They would assemble, then agree (be in one accord), then pray with one voice to GOD. Agreement on earth, agreeing with GOD'S will and Word, opened the door of heaven for a mighty action by GOD. Literally, it shook the place and the anointing of the LORD flooded the room. Each person was filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke the Word of the LORD with boldness.
Notice that the anointed ones spoke the Word of GOD boldly. They didn't go around talking their own words boldly; they were anointed to speak GOD'S WORD. Do you remember what JESUS said, that the words He spoke were what He heard His Father speak? Well, the same thing is true for us; what the LORD speaks, we are to speak boldly. This is not pious platitudes, we are to speak the WORD OF GOD. When we do, there will be a manifestation of His power, the anointing will rock the place and His power will be manifest.
LORD, let your power fall on us; healing, restoring, forgiving, strengthening, and setting the captive free. May we speak the Word of GOD with boldness. Let it be so, in the Name of JESUS
Acts 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 spoke the Word of GOD with boldness.
Make prayer your first priority, not your last resort.
In the life of the early Church, the priority was first to pray, to seek the face of the LORD and then wait for His action. They would assemble, then agree (be in one accord), then pray with one voice to GOD. Agreement on earth, agreeing with GOD'S will and Word, opened the door of heaven for a mighty action by GOD. Literally, it shook the place and the anointing of the LORD flooded the room. Each person was filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke the Word of the LORD with boldness.
Notice that the anointed ones spoke the Word of GOD boldly. They didn't go around talking their own words boldly; they were anointed to speak GOD'S WORD. Do you remember what JESUS said, that the words He spoke were what He heard His Father speak? Well, the same thing is true for us; what the LORD speaks, we are to speak boldly. This is not pious platitudes, we are to speak the WORD OF GOD. When we do, there will be a manifestation of His power, the anointing will rock the place and His power will be manifest.
LORD, let your power fall on us; healing, restoring, forgiving, strengthening, and setting the captive free. May we speak the Word of GOD with boldness. Let it be so, in the Name of JESUS
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