You can be full of faith and the Holy Spirit!

5/15/2018

But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” Acts 7:56-57 NKJV

Stephen was chosen to serve the people of God. He was full of faith and the Holy Spirit. The Lord used Stephen to perform great signs and wonders among the people.

Men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen opposed Stephen. They could not overcome his wisdom. They found men to give false witness against him. Stephen was seized and brought before the ruling council. The glory of God radiated from his face!

Stephen answered the accusations of blasphemy. He preached the longest sermon in the book of acts. He accused the council and Jewish people of the same sins as their ancestors. He blamed them for killing Jesus!

Stephen’s accusers were enraged. He was cast out of the city and stoned as he was calling on God saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Stephen knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” Then he fell asleep.

Do signs and wonders occur today? I have witnessed miracles with my very own eyes! Why don’t we see them all the time? Maybe we just don’t recognize them!

God put gas in my car when we were stranded in the dessert. I saw a woman who was ensnared by sin walk home in faith. She was received with joy and thanksgiving by her family. I saw a man saved from death at the hands of the police. He was delivered from a prison sentence as well.

At a church retreat I asked the Lord to take me into His presence. I went to sleep in faith. I spent the night in a place of limitless light. I did not see God but He was there!

Miracles happen when people are full of faith and the Holy Spirit. Faith is not something we can turn off and on like a light switch. We are filled with the Spirit of God when we walk closely with Jesus. That relationship must be rooted and grounded in love devotion and obedience!

You can be full of faith and the Holy Spirit. The power of God can be seen in your life. The glory of God can shine forth from your face as a testimony of your loving relationship with Jesus!

Jesus is usually depicted as sitting at God’s right hand. Could it be the Lord was receiving Stephen with a standing ovation?

Jesus will hold a great banquet to honor and bless the spotless bride He has been preparing throughout the ages. Do not miss it!

Be full of faith and the Holy Spirit by walking closely with Jesus!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

You can be full of faith and the Holy Spirit!

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