Back Then Only

"And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles." (Acts 2:43)

Don't limit yourself to the verse I have placed here. Get out your Bible and read Acts 2-Acts 4 as a minimum. Then I want to ask you to ask this question: Was that just back then? Has God changed how He relates to us? Was the dunamis (power) of God limited to the first century church?

I believe that somehow, at least in America, we have messed church up so badly that we have grieved God's Spirit. I believe that God is the same today, as He was yesterday, and when we get up tomorrow, He will be the same again then. I believe God longs for churches to come to the place of total surrender to Him and such incredible hunger that they storm the gates of heaven in prayer until God moves in power again.

Do we do what we do in church because we have always done that, or do we do what we do because it is a part of God's incredible purpose and plan? Do we have God's heart for the nations?
Let me issue a challenge to anyone reading this. Go back and carefully read the book of Acts onemore time. Ask God as you make your journey through the book to speak to your heart. Ask God to give you His heart for the nations. Be careful; it might change your life.