After Peter and John were released from
prison, do you think they stopped talking about Jesus, as the religious leaders
commanded them to do? And what do you think they prayed about?
Acts
4:23-24 and 29-31 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people
and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When
they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to
God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and
the sea, and everything in them… 29 Now, Lord,
consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great
boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and
perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was
shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the
word of God boldly.
I found it interesting that Peter and
John didn’t pray for protection. Rather, they prayed for boldness and power for
the sake of God’s reputation!!!
A couple weeks ago I was nervous for an
outside meeting. I prayed for boldness to lovingly speak the truth, even if
other people didn’t agree. I anticipated differences of opinions. It was hard
not to think about my own reputation and what other people thought of me.
Where else do you and I need to focus on
God and His reputation rather than our own? Let’s pray for boldness and power
so His name is praised!!!
Alice
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