The Agape Letters
Volume 3 Chapter 1 Page 2
January 3, 2006
3 Tevet 5766 Being there, says it all!
Acts 4:8-13 NIV
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel:
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,
In our daily journey with Christ, opportunities present themselves for each of us to proclaim the good news of Christ Jesus, to the astonishment, sometimes of them who doubt and question our understanding.
As we see here in this passage of scripture, the only qualification that warrants notice, was the statement that Apostles Peter and John were ordinary and unschooled men, having received no formal or disciplined structured education, yet they spoke with authority and courage in the face of persecution and trial.
Whether we face trials or not, each of our days must be spent
Our deepest understanding of Christ, and HIS TRUTH, will only be a reflection of the time we have given to studying HIS WORDs, praying and listening to HIM, allowing HIS Spirit to strengthen and guide us, and worshiping and praising HIM for what HE is doing within each of us!!!