“They were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, ‘Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost'” (Acts 2:37-38).
When the disciples all got in one accord and were baptized in the upper room, a multitude of people gathered in Jerusalem to see what all the noise was about. Peter went out and told them to do the same thing he and the rest of the disciples had been doing for days – “Repent!” In essence he said, “Do what we’ve been doing, man. Repent! Repent and you’ll be baptized in the Holy Ghost just like we were!”
Sure enough, they did and the Spirit was poured out on them.
“Well now, Brother Copeland, our church had a repentance service back about six years ago. Everybody went down to the altar and cried. It was really great.”
I’m sure it was, but the repenting you did six years ago won’t put you in the place of Glory today. If we are in the midst of this outpouring, we have to do like the early Church did. Acts 2:46 says they continued daily with one accord in the Temple, and having Communion from house to house.
They didn’t stop praying and repenting when the outpouring hit one glorious day. They didn’t just have a great meeting and then go back to watching TV and fussing with one another. They stayed in the Word. They stayed in agreement.
When a disagreement cropped up, the disciples picked out seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and power, and went down and straightened things out (see Acts 6:1-8). When they did, the Glory of God fell.
What does that mean for you and me? It means that if we’ll keep ourselves in a state of repentance, if we’ll continue daily to get sin out of our lives and get right with our brothers and sisters in Christ, then in this day of Glory, God will work wonders through us. Not just in church, but at work! At the Parent-Teacher Organization meeting! At the grocery store!
The Glory will make us more alive. It will turn us into carriers of the healing, transforming, miracle-working power of God.
God will use us to bring rivers of His presence to the dry places. He’ll use us to stir up those who have fallen asleep, to shake them to the very soles of their feet…and the dead will come alive on every corner in this earth!
Speak the Word: I continue in the Word; therefore, I am Jesus’ disciple. (John 8:31)
For Further Study: Acts 2:37-47
Daily Scripture Reading: Proverbs 15-16; Psalm 7
Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God's WORD to their lives.
They have seven ministry offices around the world: United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Ukraine and Latin America. Their God-given directive is to preach and teach the uncompromised WORD of God on every available voice, which is being accomplished through a variety of channels, including our Believer's Voice of Victory TV and radio broadcasts, podcast and magazine; Believers' Conventions, Victory Campaigns and Living Victory meetings; published books, website, and social media channels, to name a few.
With the expansion of technology, they have more work to do now than ever. They are determined to let the world know Jesus is LORD, and they are not slowing down anytime soon!
Website: https://www.kcm.org