Today : Lord, Revive Us
TODAY’S VERSE
“Give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” Acts 4:29-30 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
And we wonder why the early church exploded. Could it be that prayers like the one that Peter prayed made a difference? Listen to the fervor. Listen to the pleading with God that He would show up in powerful magnificent ways. Listen to the commitment and dedication of the early disciples. I believe God wants the same from us today. Programs are good. Books and seminars are very helpful. But what we need is to come to God in the same sense of mission that Peter did. Look at what happened after they prayed with such urgency. “After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all. There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need.” When is the church going to become missional? When are we going to see that we are His ambassador called to share Christ’s love with a dying and hurting world? When we do, we will see the same results that Peter and the early church saw.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, give me great boldness in sharing your word. Stretch out your hand with healing power and may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
AMEN
TODAY’S AFFIRMATION & MEDITATION
I pray that God’s miraculous power will be evident through my life
Spend time today imagining what it would be like to have God work in your own ministry the way He did in Peters. Visualize God performing mighty miracles. Picture people hearing the gospel with receptive hearts and churches overflowing with new excited believers. Sense the power of God working through the love of His people. Pray that God would make His power evident in your life today.