Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Foundry Publishing House of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Friday, 19 January 2018 "Get out of the Way!" by Jonathan Twitchell - Acts 10:39-48 Acts 10:39 “As for us, we are witnesses of everything he did, both in the Judean countryside and in Yerushalayim. They did away with him by hanging him on a stake;[Acts 10:39 Deuteronomy 21:23] 40 but God raised him up on the third day and let him be seen, 41 not by all the people, but by witnesses God had previously chosen, that is, by us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen again from the dead.
42 “Then he commanded us to proclaim and attest to the Jewish people that this man has been appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets bear witness to him, that everyone who puts his trust in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
44 Kefa was still saying these things when the Ruach HaKodesh fell on all who were hearing the message. 45 All the believers from the Circumcision faction who had accompanied Kefa were amazed that the gift of the Ruach HaKodesh was also being poured out 46 on the Goyim, for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Kefa’s response was, 47 “Is anyone prepared to prohibit these people from being immersed in water? After all, they have received the Ruach HaKodesh, just as we did.” 48 And he ordered that they be immersed in the name of Yeshua the Messiah. Then they asked Kefa to stay on with them for a few days.
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Look both ways before crossing the street. This good advice was drilled into our heads at a very young age. We practice it daily, even on streets that are quiet and safe. This carefully-practiced habit keeps us from stepping off the curb into the path of a moving vehicle.
No matter what we do or say, we ought to look both ways to see what God is doing. Otherwise, we run the risk of standing in the way of what God is doing. Whether we preach, teach Sunday School, pass out bulletins, or sing in the choir, we must always point people toward God. The same is true when we engage in public discourse, social media, or interact with our neighbors.
The Jewish believers in Acts 10:39-48 could have held rigidly to their interpretation of Scripture, as colored by their own reason, experience, and tradition. They could have stood in the way of the brand new thing that God was doing. Instead, Peter exhorted them to get out of the way, and he proceeded to baptize some Gentile converts into the kingdom of God.
God, help me to never get in the way of what You want to accomplish today!
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Hymn for Today: "Have Thine own Way, Lord" by Adelaide A. Pollard1. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after thy will,
while I am waiting, yielded and still.
2. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Search me and try me, Savior today!
Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now,
as in thy presence humbly I bow.
3. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me I pray!
Power, all power, surely is thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!
4. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Hold o'er my being absolute sway.
Fill with thy Spirit till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!
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Thought for Today: However, Yeshua said, “Let the children come to me, don’t stop them, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.”(Matthew 19:14).
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Please pray: For the development of Christian leaders in Nepal.
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