11 “Just then three men who had been sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were staying. 12 The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us. 13 He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. 14 He will tell you how you and everyone in your household can be saved!’
15 “As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning. 16 Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, ‘John baptized with[e] water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”
18 When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, “We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.”
Are we sometimes guilty of putting up road blocks against God's will?
2 comments:
I must admit that sometimes the answer for me is yes. My growth in Christ is directly proportional to my commitment to him. I often find myself on Sunday morning debating whether to go to church or not. Excuses..."i need the rest", "it's a 45 min drive", "one sunday won't hurt".
Lord, I confess today to you and my brothers in Christ that my commitment to you needs to improve. I pray for a committed and devoted spirit. And pray that all things I do are for you and by you. Amen, LT
Time. Lack of it. Little demands get in the way of big priorities. recently read an essay from Tyranny of the Urgent by Charles E. Hummel. Spot on for me. Poor time management is my roadblock.
LORD, help me to stop stealing time from You. Amen.
tba
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