October 30
(Luke 24:48-49 NIV) "You are witnesses of these things. {49} I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."
(Acts 1:8 NIV) "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
(Matthew 10:18 NIV) "On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles."
After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and many others. He told them that they were now His witnesses to the world. They were to represent Him well and tell His story. He would no longer be there in body, but they would not be alone. They would not be operating on their own power. God’s Holy Spirit would adorn them with power from above. His mighty power would propel them outward as they took the Gospel to their neighbors, and to the entire world. They would appear before many high government officials and magistrates, but they were not to worry. The Spirit would give them words of testimony to share. From now on, they would be Spirit-powered witnesses. Christians, this is still our calling. We have been called to live as Spirit-powered witnesses. On our own, we will fail miserably. But with the Spirit’s power, we can become star witnesses for Christ. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day
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