Acts Kingdom

Unity is Strength

Unity is a threefold cord
(Ecclesiastes 4:9–12). One friend plus another plus Christ make the cord not easily broken. Our commitment to Christ binds us irrevocably to each other. We find our oneness in Him
(John 17:21–23). We begin to think, feel, hope, and work with unity of purpose and direction. When Christ is the source and center of a friendship, negative forces cannot pull us apart. There is a buffer of Christ’s grace when we fail or disappoint each other. We belong to Him and to each other in spite of what happens around us. Amen

Acts Kingdom

Serve as Christ

As disciples of Christ, we are called to live a life of service. Discipleship is apprenticeship to the life of Jesus. We are to focus on Him as our mentor and model. Jesus chose to lay aside His divine form and adopt the lowly form of man. Even as a man, He did not choose wealth, power, or worldly position; He lived as a servant and died the death of a criminal. In everything, He humbled Himself, trusting God to exalt and establish His name. Amen

Acts Kingdom

The Law of Love

Foundational to every other value and goal in Christian life is the call to grow in love. First Corinthians 13 charts the way, noting the absence of value in any accomplishment, gifts, or sacrifice unless love is the fountainhead and the flavor of it all. Such brotherly love is to be nurtured and becomes a proven source of joyful service. Amen

Evening Praise

praise,

tehillah (te-hil- lah, or in the plural, te-hil- lim ); Strong’s #8416: A celebration, a lauding of someone praiseworthy; the praise or exaltation of God; praises, songs of admiration. The noun tehillah comes from the verb halal, which means “to praise, celebrate, and laud.” The Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms is Tehillim, literally the Book of Praises. The Book of Psalms was actually the Psalter or songbook for worship events in the temple in Jerusalem. Suitable for prayer or recitation, but especially designed for singing, the Psalms provide the means for eager hearts to express their praises to Israel’s Holy One.

Acts Kingdom

Serve With Humility

Jesus laid aside His heavenly glory to come to earth and die. He did not selfishly grasp His deity; He willingly became a human being on our behalf; He voluntarily relinquished His glory though He retained His deity. God the Son humbled Himself out of love for mankind. Jesus is the perfect example of love-induced, love-infused humility.
Amen

Philippians 2:3 NKJV
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Jesus is Your Friend

I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
Psalm 119:63 NKJV

companion, chaber (chah- vehr ); Strong’s #2270: A friend, companion, partner, associate; someone joined together or knit together with another person. Chaber comes from the verb chabar, “to join together, fellowship, associate with.” The plural chaberim refers to “friends” who are closely bonded together in love or in a common purpose. In this reference, the psalmist states, “I am a friend of anyone and everyone who reveres the Lord,” or to greatly paraphrase it, “Any friend of God’s is a friend of mine.” Amen

Power Faith

Expect Greater Things

A vital key to walking in the pathway of God’s miracles is to stay available to the implications of Jesus’ words: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (John 14:12–14)