Kaleo has recently been on a journey of rediscovering the book of Acts.
I will say its been an eye opening experience to truly spend time walking through this text and seeing how the Spirit of God chooses to work through His people... It's interesting how we often skim over certain texts and phrases and often believe we know just how the Spirit of God is going to act in a situation... because honestly if there is anything Acts tells us its that we don't know squat.
The Spirit of God wouldn't be the Spirit of God if we always knew what He was up to! This is why faith if faith... because the element of "certainty" is sort of missing when we begin to talk about the Spirit of God.
Truth is, sometimes there are tongues of flames, sometimes there are miraculous healings, sometimes there are prison breaks, sometimes people drop dead, and at some points He doesn't even show up and other times He does!
Despite what you believe about the Spirit of God... whether because you can't see Him you rationalize Him away... or whether you are a full on miracle-believing-Spirit-filled believer... you can't ignore what happens.
Acts is documented transformation. Truth is, at some point Something got into a group of Jesus-followers and from that moment on their lives were radically rerouted.... A group of pathless people became a people with great purpose! ... A people moved toward justice and healing in the world. A people empowered and doing great and unexplainable works!
... And since then the world has been changed...
I love what one of the Pharisee's in Acts 5 named Gamaliel says about the apostles... "A Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while. 35 He said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you’re going to do to these men. 36 Not long ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about 400 men rallied to him. He was killed, and all his partisans were dispersed and came to nothing. 37 After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and attracted a following. That man also perished, and all his partisans were scattered. 38 And now, I tell you, stay away from these men and leave them alone. For if this plan or this work is of men, it will be overthrown; 39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.”"
... interesting words and a spark of light in the midst of a people set against the Spirit of God...
The Spirit of God is at work... and if you try to pin Him down or lock Him up... it will be like trying to capture the wind.
Today, how might you become more open to the Spirit of God in your life?
