~ Are You Full? Of The Right Things? ~
In the book
of Acts the lives of Stephen, Dorcas, and Barnabas provide three worthwhile
examples of what it takes to be in good spiritual condition.
Full of Faith and Power (Stephen) ~ “And Stephen, full of
faith and power,
did great wonders and signs among the people” (Acts
6:8).
Full of Good Works and
Deeds
(Dorcas) ~ “At Joppa there was
a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which
she did” (Acts 9:36).
Full of the Holy Spirit
and Faith
(Barnabas) ~ “Then news of these
things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas
to go as far as Antioch. When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was
glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue
with the Lord. For he was a good man, full
of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the
Lord” (Acts 11:22-24).
Additional Thought from Acts ~ Also
in the book of Acts we have the record of Saul’s conversion and transformation.
“And Ananias
went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, ‘Brother
Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the
road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit’” (Acts
9:17). The record of Paul’s life confirms that he indeed was filled with the
Holy Spirit.
My Desire for Each Reader ~ That
each of you may “know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians
3:19). “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians
5:18). I “do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in
all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the
Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every
good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:9b-10).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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