They Took the Word with Them

Thursday 30th May, 2019
Word of Life Daily Devotional
They Took the Word with Them
Memory verse: - Acts 8:4: - Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.
Bible Reading: - Acts 8: 1 – 40
Message
Jesus left the disciples in Jerusalem and not in Rome as claimed by some Christian assemblies. There they were baptized in the Holy Ghost and waxed great in number, but refused to go out to other parts of the world as commanded by the Lord, hence came the persecution to make them scatter abroad all over the world.
Preaching the word to every creature and persecution as a result of that is the will of God for all sincere and fervent Christians.
Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.[Matt 10:28 – 30]
 Believers walk in the light of the word while the world walks in darkness; the two are at variance to each other and here lies why the world hates true believers because their presence expose the works of the world that it is evil, therefore he that will live godly in this present world shall suffer persecution.
The Lords expects that we come together in his holy place of worship to hear from him and then go out preaching the word everywhere we go – to our neighbours, colleagues, family members and every creatures of God. This is the great lesson we ought to learn today from those believers that were scattered abroad; they suffered the loss of their properties and place of abode; but the word was in them like a spring of water and could not be taken from them like their properties; they went about preaching the word and turned the then world upside down for the Lord. Truly speaking, we have the word in us like them but the Holy Ghost in them made the difference because he will make the word in us to be like fire shut up in our bones.
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.[ Acts 4:31]
We need to step up our faith and prayer life to the point of receiving real Christian experience of baptism of Holy Ghost that make us effective in this great commission of the Lord. Take the word with you everywhere you go.
Confession of the Day: - I will preach the word while it is day night cometh when I will not be able.

Prayer Points: - Lord, fill me with the power of Holy Ghost to live and preach the word in holiness everywhere I go in Jesus name [Amen].

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