The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 768
The Devotional – Search the Scriptures – 768
Today’s Kick Start! – (NKJV) Micah 6 8 He God has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Personal Obedience—Walk in the Spirit and you will not carry out the deeds of the flesh.
Acts 11 1Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, 3 saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!” 4 But Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning, saying: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me. 6 When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8 But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’ 9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’ 10 Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven. 11 At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. 12 Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. 13 And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter, 14 who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’ 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?” 18 When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”
JESUS CHRIST: He IS the same Yesterday, He IS the same Today, He IS God Forever!
Eight years have past since the Lord ascended to heaven and Luke explains that to this point in time the gospel of the grace of God is alive and well. Persecution only fanned the fire of the Power of the Holy Spirit. On three separate occasions the apostles and disciples witnessed the “Helper” send down His affirming confirmation that men, women, and accountable children are saved in His (the Holy Spirit presence). We no longer have the presents of the Messiah; He is in His glorified body in heaven. Now we are to minister with the Messiah’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit whom the world cannot see. John 1417.
In the book of Acts the mission of Jesus is moving forward, but today we are nearly at a standstill. May I ask; why is that? We have many gospels; of works, of religion, of cults, the intellectual gospel and ‘wave offering’ gospel to the unknown God in places like Greece; see Acts 27 23. The church [you and I] have failed as these gospels do not work. On this side of the Millennial Kingdom we have failed the Mission of Christ. Beginning with the baptism of The Christ and all the way to the cross, Jesus carried His Mission of world-wide salvation.
Beginning with Acts 11 we will see what religion does; religion a work of confusion as its preys on ignorance of humankind in ways to deflect and deceive the grace gospel. The devil deceives, lies, and rejects the gospel of grace Satan muddies up the clear grace of God, and we the children of God have taken a look, a wait, and a see approach. Matthew 12 29Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. I believe that most churches today are bound with the cords of demonic religion.
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