“An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.” AW Tozer
This is what is seen here in chapter 6, followers of Christ have obviously met with God. The evidence is seen not only in a relationship based upon ones own need and desire, but a relationship with God that has gone beyond the temporal need of one man to recognizing the need of mankind. I believe that anytime we connect with God, truly connect with God, we will always walk away changed. Our hearts will continue to become as His, our eyes will opened more to the true need of man, Christ, and through meeting the temporal need of others, we can now help others to focus on their eternal need; salvation through Christ alone.
As seen, the Gospel spread throughout the region so rapidly, that mens hearts were convinced of the truth of Christ, that they were no longer concerned with tradition, styles, or methods. They were focused on what God Himself has always been focused on; people.
So, let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, lets do what we were made to do, lets let go of all our earthly and temporal desires. Let's live our lives as if today were the last!
Romans 12:6-8 (MSG) - If you preach, just preach God's Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don't take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don't get bossy; if you're put in charge, don't manipulate; if you're called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don't let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.
And remember this is true for you: “An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.”
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ReplyDeleteAs long as the church is full of people then it will be imperfect. Even in the midst of this great revolution there were still practical areas of life and the church that needed to be addressed. I would imagine that that along with this issue, there were other issues that came up. I believe the Apostles got it right with their decision making.
There was an opportunity.
They recognized they couldn't do it all.
They empowered people.
The opportunity was maximized.
I believe that there was such a sense of purpose and power that there were a handful of people they could choose from to serve in this capacity. What must not be lost in this story is that the men chosen gladly stepped in to serve. They weren't just handing out food they were handing out hope, love, and truth. This was possible because of the way they approached this opportunity. Every chance to serve (no matter how big or "small" the task) was a chance to make a difference. They would do it wholeheartedly to honor God and thus maximized their impact in the food program. The power of God couldn't be contained to prayer meetings it was getting everywhere and affecting everyone that came across a follower of Christ.
The church was growing,more people caused friction v.one says they were murmuring.Jesus said in matt.18 offenses must come.In our church as it growes friction and offenses well come Acts 6:4 showes us the right way to handle offenses.As we pray He well show us what we must do. Jim v.
ReplyDeleteAs the people where growing spiritually in Christ, multiplying by the day,there were other needs that needed to be met. The people did live in a community and did not depend on their own power and might for provision. Here is a group of people that surrendered everything in to God's hands and through that I believe God gave them through the leaders wisdom and streght to to make decisions and delegate duties in a way that maintained balance.
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