Holy Spirit-filled Boldness

Exodus 21-22; Psalms 12; Acts 4 

“Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: ‘Rulers and elders of the people!...It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you  crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.’… they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”

Acts 4:8, 10; 4:31

The courage and boldness to speak about Jesus doesn’t come from an outgoing personality. Boldness is the fruit of the Holy Spirit filling our lives, in particular, boldness to witness about Jesus and his work in our lives through his transforming gospel. When we limit our consideration of witness impact, or effectiveness to strategy, personality, or context, and leave out the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, we have missed the essential element. The unschooled fishermen from Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit, were used by God to turn Jerusalem upside down.

What would God like to do in our community with disciples who are also filled with his Holy Spirit?

“Lord Jesus, fill me with your Spirit again this day, that I would have bold witness, for your glory.”