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Tuesday... Yes, it can happen.


Acts 1:8a (NLT), "But you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes upon you." 

Tuesday... Yes, it can happen.

There is something that is true throughout the whole Bible and even up to this day in which we live. David in Psalm 70 in verse 1 (NLT) says, "Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me!" And then verse 5 says, "But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay," Have you been tempted lately to pray theses prayers? "Come quickly, Lord," "Please hurry to my aid" and "O Lord do not delay."


And then over in Acts 1, right before Jesus was going to be taken in a cloud up to heaven they asked and asked and asked him in verse 6b, "Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?" Now God loves us, he really does and he understands our impatience but he also knows what he is doing. He has a plan and it is through us.

Verse 6 says, "So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, 'Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?" Now that was a question that was asked all through the Old Testament. And that is why Jesus came to earth. That is why he was killed and then resurrected.

And then verse 7, "He replied, 'The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know." This is where faith and trust comes in. Verse 8, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and the ends of the earth."

Now verse 9 says, "After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching and they no longer could see him." Jesus' work on earth was done but he didn't leave us alone, he sent the Holy Spirit. Verse 8 in the Amplified Bible says, "But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you." Yes God wants to do it through us. He has given us His Spirit, the Holy Spirit is there when we need him.

Yes, we may be so impatient but we now have a helper who will empower us to do what God wants and to fulfill God's plan.

As I sit down each morning to write a word of encourage I connect with that still small voice inside me to give me the words to write. Now I must connect with him. I must have him in my life and I must listen. Yes, there is a guardian angel that is around us but yes, there can also be God's Holy Spirit within us.

Verse 8 in Amplified Bible says,"But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be my witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth."

And it is amazing what He can do in and through us! Yes whatever needs to happen can happen through us! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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