Acts 13:1-10 Although vs.10 is pretty blunt, don't get distracted by it. Instead, note the early church in action. Three actions that defined them were their worship, their fasting, and their prayer. Verse 1 also highlights the importance of those who spoke God's word. The combination of all of these points to a deep desire to know and be led by God. The result was that the Holy Spirit (aka The Helper -Jn.16:7) taught them by giving them direction, wisdom, and ability.
The Holy Spirit instructed them as a result of their earnest desire to know God's direction, and not only that, He empowered those he called (vs.9).
This passage challenges me, and I hope, us as a church as well, in our commitment to the cause of Christ. The joy and fruitfulness the early church experienced were the result of their unfettered openness before God in desiring to be used by Him. May that desire be ours!
Pastor Paul
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