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However Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Males of Judea and all you who stay in Jerusalem, let this be recognized to you and provides heed to my phrases.
Acts 2:14 (NASB)
There could be no higher instance of Holy Spirit boldness within the New Testomony than that of Peter in right now’s verse. I can think about the wide-eyed look of the opposite disciples as Peter stood up and addressed the crowds. Right here was a person who was not recognized for public talking, a fisherman, and somebody who a short while in the past couldn’t confess Christ to a servant lady (Matthew 26). This was not the primary time Peter had addressed a crowd, that had been amongst his personal brethren (120 souls) within the higher room. The second event referred to in our verse was a a lot bigger crowd of a number of hundreds, lots of whom Peter and the disciples didn’t know. This was solely potential by the presence and energy of the Holy Spirit, in and thru Peter.
Expensive Reader, boldness is the rubber stamp of the Holy Spirit on the lifetime of God’s youngsters who serve Him. It’s a frequent recurring message within the Phrase, comparable to that given to Joshua from Moses first learn in Deuteronomy 31: 6, “Be sturdy and brave, don’t be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He won’t fail you or forsake you.” If you realize Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, you’re a youngster of God, full of the Holy Spirit and His boldness. You might be known as to “be on the alert, stand agency within the religion, act like males, be sturdy” (1 Corinthians 16:13). Will you get up with Peter and proclaim the identify of Jesus right now?
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