October 24: Job 15; Acts 19-20

Scripture: Acts 19:1 (NIV) While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

Observation: I notice that Paul had the same emphasis as Jesus. Jesus had given His disciples the great commission to go into the entire world and preach the gospel… But just as He was leaving, He told them to not go anywhere until they had received the Holy Spirit. Here Paul is concerned that these new believers in Ephesus also receive the Holy Spirit.

Application: Again and again I see that God is not depending on my strength and wisdom. He already knows that without Him I can do nothing. (John 15:5) But he also knows that with Him I can do all things! (Ephesians 4:13)

Prayer: Holy Spirit, if I am ever going to accomplish the Father’s will for me today, I need you to be with me, to speak through me, and to touch others through me. Amen.

Pastor Leon
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