In the Beginning

Recently, I have been reading through the book of Acts and it has once again reminded me of the need for a relationship with Jesus Christ. Peter and Paul and Andrew and all of the other disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and only in that, were they able to do the work of the Lord. They would  go out into the streets daily promoting the name of Jesus Christ and calling on the Holy Spirit to give them strength and guidance. And we too have that power, as followers of Christ ,we too have been filled with the Holy Spirit, we too have been given the power to call upon the name of Jesus for strength. As Christians we have great power to serve the Lord, but we can do nothing until we realize that power.


When reading through the Bible I have come across amazing men and women who had amazing abilities. Noah was able to build an arc, save his family, and start a new generation of people. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. Mary conceived a child as a virgin. Paul spread Christianity throughout the Mediterranean world and started the first churches.
I used to think that these people were special, that they were chosen by God because they possessed something that I would never have. But the truth of the matter is there wasn’t anything inherently different about these people. They were sinners and fools just like the rest of us. But they new a secret, they new the true power of the Lord and were able to call upon that power. Only in that were they able to change the world, only through listening to God and calling on the powers He gives all of us were they able to do something extraordinary.
     And we have that very same ability. They were able to change a Corner of their Universe- can we do the same?


1 Kings 19:11-12


The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.”
   Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. ¹² After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.


-Rachel D'Ascendis