Power To Continue

Acts 1:8

"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: 

and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, 

and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

        The power of the Spirit was going to make them Christ's witnesses. That witness was to operate in every place possible, first in Jerusalem, then throughout Judaea; then Samaria, the semi-Jewish state, which would be a kind of bridge leading out into the heathen world; and finally this witness was to go out to the ends of the earth.       

        Luke has talked about waiting for the coming of the Spirit. And I'm sure we do not think that the Spirit came into existence now for the first time. It is possible for a power to always exist, but for men to experience it must be received at some given moment in time. So knowing that the Holy Trinity is, God The Father, Jesus Christ The Son, and The Holy Spirit, there came a special time  when they experienced, and a time when all ages will experience that full power which has always been present, and once received gives power to continue as witnesses for Christ. 
        Let us look at certain things about Christian witness. First, a witness is a man who says I know this is true.  For instance; In a court of law a man cannot give evidence a made up story; it must be his own personal experience. Second, the real witness is not of words but of deeds. " The witness of a man's life is irresistible.
        Third, in Greek the word for witness and the word for martyr is the same  A witness had to be ready to become a martyr. To be a witness means to be loyal no matter the cost.  My friends, as Believers in Jesus Christ, we must stand for what we, by faith believe to be true, and give our life for the Gospel Of Jesus Christ.
        Amen!

Reading: Acts 1:6-11
Ref: (HGSB)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr

The Cross Life Ministry