Verse
“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements ...”
— Acts 15:28 nlt
Thought
Acts 15 is a remarkable reminder of the power of the Holy Spirit to work within a group of people seeking to honor God. There were radically different opinions on what should be done. Some of those opinions were wrong. Others were right. But as God's leaders — in the presence of the other members of Jesus' church in Jerusalem — prayed and discussed and listened, they came to a conviction they understood as the word of the Holy Spirit. Why is it so hard for us to come to such consensus and to a similar conviction?
Prayer
O Father, give the leaders of your people Spirit-led insight and wisdom. Give us courage as your people to demand that our leaders be Spirit-filled. And, dear Father, please help us honor the work of your Spirit to lead us in the direction you want us to go. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements ...”
— Acts 15:28 nlt
Thought
Acts 15 is a remarkable reminder of the power of the Holy Spirit to work within a group of people seeking to honor God. There were radically different opinions on what should be done. Some of those opinions were wrong. Others were right. But as God's leaders — in the presence of the other members of Jesus' church in Jerusalem — prayed and discussed and listened, they came to a conviction they understood as the word of the Holy Spirit. Why is it so hard for us to come to such consensus and to a similar conviction?
Prayer
O Father, give the leaders of your people Spirit-led insight and wisdom. Give us courage as your people to demand that our leaders be Spirit-filled. And, dear Father, please help us honor the work of your Spirit to lead us in the direction you want us to go. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Devotional provided by Heartlight®
© 1996-2016. All rights reserved.
