Scripture:
Acts 2: 42-47
Acts 2: 42-47
Main Verse:
Acts 2: 42
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Acts 2: 42
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Observation:
I hope we also have the same passion as the early believers in Acts. The early believers were so passionate about their faith in Jesus that they were "continually" meeting and "devoting" themselves to studying, fellowship, communion, and prayer. The first three are important; but it was their devotion to prayer that brought about wonderful results: wonders and signs taking place (v.43), a sense of unity and community (vv. 44-45), overflowing joy in their hearts (v. 46), true worship (v. 47), and salvation of the lost (v. 47). The early church knew that in order for God to reveal himself and perform great things, they needed to ask these things to Him. They needed to interact with the Heavenly Father and be connected with the Lord constantly.
I hope we also have the same passion as the early believers in Acts. The early believers were so passionate about their faith in Jesus that they were "continually" meeting and "devoting" themselves to studying, fellowship, communion, and prayer. The first three are important; but it was their devotion to prayer that brought about wonderful results: wonders and signs taking place (v.43), a sense of unity and community (vv. 44-45), overflowing joy in their hearts (v. 46), true worship (v. 47), and salvation of the lost (v. 47). The early church knew that in order for God to reveal himself and perform great things, they needed to ask these things to Him. They needed to interact with the Heavenly Father and be connected with the Lord constantly.
Application:
If prayer were a big deal with the early believers, then it should also be a big deal to us. Prayer hooks us up with God. We spend a great amount of time chatting with family and friends, yet somehow, we forget to spend the most amount of time talking and humbling ourselves with the Creator of our, our family's, and our friends' lives. It seems so easy for us to ignore the first and our most important relationship--our relationship with Our Father. God wants us to prioritize Him in our lives, and He wants us to be constantly connected with Him. If we want our life, our family, our churches to have life, we need to pray.
If prayer were a big deal with the early believers, then it should also be a big deal to us. Prayer hooks us up with God. We spend a great amount of time chatting with family and friends, yet somehow, we forget to spend the most amount of time talking and humbling ourselves with the Creator of our, our family's, and our friends' lives. It seems so easy for us to ignore the first and our most important relationship--our relationship with Our Father. God wants us to prioritize Him in our lives, and He wants us to be constantly connected with Him. If we want our life, our family, our churches to have life, we need to pray.
Prayer:
Father, forgive me for not prioritizing You in my life. I have been neglectful with my communication with You and have been so pre-occupied with non-essential things. Help me make prayer a priority in my life. Help me avoid anything that hinders me from becoming the best that You want me to be. In Jesus's name I pray. AMEN.
Father, forgive me for not prioritizing You in my life. I have been neglectful with my communication with You and have been so pre-occupied with non-essential things. Help me make prayer a priority in my life. Help me avoid anything that hinders me from becoming the best that You want me to be. In Jesus's name I pray. AMEN.
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