Date: Thursday, 4thJanuary, 2024
Text: Acts 1:12,14; 2:1-4
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
The person who shows mercy to others has positioned himself to receive greater mercy from the Lord- Matthew 5:7. When someone is in need and you rally round that fellow to be of help, you are lifting yourself above his pitiable condition. But if you are in a position to assist and you refuse or even mock the fellow, you may sooner or later find yourself in worse condition than his.
This year, God is interested in pouring his power and blessings on you but are you well positioned for a divine encounter?
The fellow who has positioned himself to be pure in heart will certainly see God in action. The one who is hungry and thirsty for righteousness will be filled; the humble will be lifted in due time and will inherit the land God has promised- Mathew 5:5,6,8.
In Luke 24:49, Jesus Christ told his disciples to stay in Jerusalem until they had been clothed with power from on high. Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives. When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. And they all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers- Acts 1:12, 14
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them- Acts 2:1-4
They got the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, a gift that money cannot buy because they positioned themselves rightly.
As you position yourself rightly this year, may you receive blessings that money cannot buy and the ones money can buy in Jesus name.
Prayer Nugget: I receive grace and wisdom to position myself rightly in Jesus name.