On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:
" 'Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth take their stand
and the rulers gather together
against the Lord and against his Anointed One. Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
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This is awesome. After reporting back to their own people about how they were persecuted, nobody sat around and groaned and complained or got angry or conspired or even hated these people. They went straight to the Lord!!
This was on their hearts: "Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
This is awesome. After reporting back to their own people about how they were persecuted, nobody sat around and groaned and complained or got angry or conspired or even hated these people. They went straight to the Lord!!
This was on their hearts: "Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
They wanted Jesus, they loved Him and all this persecution was not a distraction for ill will on their hearts or to even want to kill or fight back. They trusted God and LOVED His POWER! There's no fighting on who's right or wrong-- they just want the Lord to bring His people back to Him and to speak of Jesus boldly.
Awesome. His Holy Spirit is Awesome.
Awesome. His Holy Spirit is Awesome.
