Today's Passage - Acts 19:19-22

Acts 19:19-22 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power. After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. "After I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome also." He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer. It is mentioned here that the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power. When revival comes, there will not only be signs and wonders, but more importantly, the word of the Lord will spread out, and not only will the word of God spread out; but it will spread widely and grow in power. The Word of God can overcome the world, overcome enemies, and overcome all powers of darkness because the Word of God has great spiritual au authority and power. Many people preach the Word of God only by reasoning and intellect. In reality, reasoning and intellect cannot convert the hearts of man. The Bible clearly tells us that knowledge puffs up; it causes those who do not believe to be even more arrogant, and causes hearts to drift further from God. The problem of the church today is that we rely solely on logic, human reasoning and intellect, but we do not use these together with the spiritual power. Seminaries teach preachers how to put together a beautiful message, but do not teach students how to weave them together with the power of the Holy Spirit. As a result, we only preach empty theories, which are without the Holy Spirit's power and authority. Today we need to repent, because God's way has the ability to change lives and societies. In fact, verse 19 mentions that even those who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. Think about it, what a wonderful testimony would this be if this happened in our time! Hence, let us stop blaming other religions that are drawing people away from Christianity. What we need to do is to return to God and pray that His power will come upon us. May we truly preach His Word with power, so that it may spread widely and it may grow in power. When people see the ability of God's Word to bring about change, their lives, societies and countries will be changed too. May the Lord bring about such revival in our lives! Pray with Pastor Tong Lord, we pray that the power of your Holy Spirit will bring revival into our midst. Let us hunger for your word, let hearts be convicted, let societies and countries be changed. Bless us in the place we are in right now, and let your Word spread widely and grow in power. We thank you and we pray in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen! Shekinah Glory - ROLCC Building Expansion Project - Follow the project on Facebook ! Help us to reach our Phase I Target, and witness how God expands His Kingdom on earth!  Click here to donate online.