Fresh Winds!

 

Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church…But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. Acts 8:3–4, NLT Fresh Winds In the book of Acts, the Holy Spirit came like a rushing mighty wind and filled the disciples with power. They went throughout Jerusalem praying for people, seeing the sick healed, the lame walk, and thousands become believers. But then a great wave of persecution arose, and the disciples fled for their lives to Samaria and Judea and shared their faith. Had they not left Jerusalem, Christianity wouldn’t have spread. They would have just kept it for the Jewish people. God had to push them out of their nest. They were satisfied in Jerusalem, but what God had in mind was much bigger. Because of the opposition, the good news of salvation spread all over the world. We often don’t know what God is up to. In real time, all we see is an adversity we didn’t choose—persecution pushed us out, a friend walked away, the contract didn’t go through, the medical report hasn’t improved. God is saying, “I’m still ordering your steps. Trust My ways when you don’t understand. You’re about to feel the fresh wind of the Spirit rushing over you.” A Prayer for Today “Father, thank You that You know what’s best for me, and You keep pushing me out of my comfort zone and into my purpose. Thank You for closed doors as well as open doors. I believe that You have something bigger, something better, something more rewarding up in front of me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”