SCRIPTURE: 1Thessalonians (NIV) 1:4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.
OBSERVATION: Paul recognized that the believers in Thessalonica were chosen by God because the message he brought to them did not just come from him. Paul was not on a preaching tour by himself. He was not just accompanied by Silas and Timothy (1Thessalonians 1:1). He had been sent by the Holy Spirit and He was accompanied by the Holy Spirit! Although Paul did the speaking, the Holy Spirit demonstrated the power of God with miracles.
God did not send SOAP teams from Liberia and Sierra Leone into Guinea just to be on their own and try to convince people to follow Jesus. No! They were accompanied by the Holy Spirit! Healings and miracles were God’s way of saying the people of Guinea are important to HIM! Today God is choosing a people for His own!
APPLICATION: When we are ministering to the lost people around us, we need to expect the Holy Spirit to be present. He is present with convicting power. Miracles and healings do much in attracting people’s attention and in convincing them that making Him Lord is beneficial for them.
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, we recognize your anointing on these SOAPs and on those carrying them to their world. You are finding us usable for our Father’s kingdom. Make us a blessing to the lost living around us. Make us a blessing to our Lord. Make us a blessing to our Heavenly Father. Amen
Pastor Leon
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