*They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.* ACTS 2:46-47
Three thousand were converted to Christ after Peter preached on the Day of Pentecost in Acts, Chapter 2. Within a few days 5,000 people had turned their lives to Christ. Explosive growth was taking place in the city that seven weeks earlier had crucified Christ. Those early disciples had available to them something completely new. Until Pentecost they had been followers of Christ, but now they were indwelt by the actual life of Christ, by the gift of His Holy Spirit to them.
His presence transformed them spiritually. They spoke with new courage. It transformed them socially. They were ‘enjoying the favor of all the people.
It transformed them fruitfully, and the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:47). The impact of the Holy Spirit on the disciples led directly to the impact of the disciples on their community. There came opposition of course but rather than being indicative of things going wrong, that was evidence of their positive impact on the community.
_*The outflow of our lives to the benefit of others gives evidence of the inflow of the Spirit*_ .
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, please I want to live in the fullness of Your presence in my life, not only so that I am enriched but so that I become a means of enrichment to others.
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