Filled with the Holy Spirit

Job 3-4; Acts 8-9 

“When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus…Placing his hands on Saul, he said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord - Jesus, who appeared to you…has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 8:14-16; 9:17

It was the priority of Jesus and the leaders of the early Church for all Christ-followers to be filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit came upon people with the prayer and laying on of hands by those already filled with the Holy Spirit. Simon the Sorcerer was so impacted by the dramatic difference the Holy Spirit made in the lives of the Samaritans, that he was willing to pay money to have the ability to pray with people in that way. Some people today still see the gifts of the Holy Spirit as a means of profit. The empowerment of the Holy Spirit for witness and mission has fueled the growth of the Church from the first century until today.

Are we living for Christ and filled with the Holy Spirit?

“Lord Jesus, fill me again this day with your Spirit, for your mission and glory.”