-April 12, 2022-
Good morning, happy Tuesday,
“So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.”
(Acts 19:20).
The Holy Spirit energized, empowered, enlightened the Word of God. Thus souls were saved and lives were changed. There was a spirit of the holiness and righteousness of God in the lives of the believers in the early church. The context of this passage is when many of those who got saved brought their magic books and burned them in the sight of all. They decided to follow Jesus no turning back.
Repentance always precedes revival. The saints wanted nothing to do with their old life. The total price of the Satanic magic books was fifty thousand pieces of silver. Luke wrote, “So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.” Nothing can derail the power of God except sin and unbelief. When we are obedient to the Word, God will have His will and way in our lives.
Acts 12:24 says, “But the word of God grew and multiplied.” This verse followed the death of Herod who gave an oration and the people shouted, “The voice of a god and not a man.” God struck him and he was eaten by worms because he did not give glory to God. He should have corrected them and did not.
If we want God’s Word to grow mightily and prevail, we must do our part in prayer and in adherence to the Scriptures in our lives. Paul said in Acts 20:32, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” May we obey and spread the Word far and wide, with Jesus as our constant Guide.
Have a blessed day spreading the Word triumphantly. Stay safe and healthy.
In His gracious Word,
Dean
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