God
was at work in the first Church in Jerusalem. The Lord saved them by grace, through faith, and
one of the outcomes was that they were filled with awe.
One
of the ways awe can be explained is that it means that you are filled with
respectful fear in the presence of the almighty God. And we need a deep sense of the awesomeness
of God. We need to become awestruck by the holy power and love of our God.
This
occurs where believers actually see God working amongst them in power and
glory. The first Christians experienced the power of God, because they expected
in faith to see the might of the resurrected and ascended Christ amongst them. The core message they preached was after all: The Lord has risen indeed!
The
first Church would not allow anything to distract them from their calling to
share Jesus with their community, their city and all who came to listen to the
gospel.
We will
see God’s miraculous work when we share Jesus with zeal and passion with
everyone. When we invite the community to church. But not for self serving
reasons, but because we are focused on what is in the heart of God – to see
people delivered from darkness of being lost.
The only outreach that makes a permanent difference, is the one started
in the heart of God!
Do
you want to see God excited about your church, your ministry and your walk with
him, then share the good news about his beloved Son with others. Imagine the heavenly powers and the might of the
ascended Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit focusing, zooming in and
enabling the ministry to which you were called!
That
was what happened in the first Church in Jerusalem.
And
one of the reasons why they were God’s priority, was that they were filled with
awe as they selflessly and reverently served our Lord with holy fear and love.
May
the Church of Christ be awestruck with the power and love of God!
May
our Lord, Jesus Christ, reveal his awesome, miraculous power as you share Jesus
with everyone!
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