Purpose and power

Our Tuesday night Bible fellowship began a chapter-by-chapter study of Acts last week. In chapter 1 we considered Jesus' mandate to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost ends of the earth. This is his purpose for every follower of his.

In this same verse, Acts 1:8, the Lord promises power for the task. This promised power is supernatural, coming from the Spirit of the Lord himself. And it is available to every believer for the asking. Paul tells us that this power is incomparably great for those of us who believe. (Ephesians 1:19)

This raises the question: If this power of the Spirit is available to us for the asking, why are we willing to settle for anything less?

Up and running

I've been reading the blogs of others for a year or two, and, after talking with a couple of young friends at church this morning, I decided to launch one of my own. I have no idea at this juncture where this venture will lead, but I'm eager to find out.

The past two years have been an adventure in their own right, and I've been encouraged to discover that old dogs can learn new tricks - if given enough time.

Speaking of adventure, the aforementioned couple, who are contemporaries and friends of my youngest daughter, are headed on a 3-month mission trip to Honduras soon. They are eager to go, and busy now raising the funds for the trip. As I listened to Justin describe their upcoming mission, I was reminded of being young and daring once.....like the George Harrison song says, "All those years ago."

Let me encourage you to visit their blog site: justinandrebekah.blogspot.com