Reading Acts together has stoked my passion in a unique way.  Through this digital devotion I’ve learned a lot about the Holy Spirit, early Christ followers, myself, and many of you.

Apollos was a spiritual giant in the early church.  He was a first century Christian apologist that spoke with great fervor.  The Greek word Luke chooses in Acts 18:25 is zeo—Apollos boiled hot for God.

An important step to getting better aquainted with God is understanding that He doesn’t need you.  Acts 17:25 (NASB) 25nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things.

The Holy Spirit never ceases to amaze me.  He is constantly at work in the world and He provides the guidance necessary to faithfully follow Christ.  I love what Luke says about the Spirit’s leadership in Acts 16:6-10.

The Word of God is so amazing and I cannot imagine being without it.  It provides guidance for me as I seek to follow Christ.  Because it is God’s Word and it is so powerful we sometimes take for granted that God used men to record it.

Jesus told His followers to pray and in Act 13 we see why. The power of God shows up when we pray. That is enough to motivate me to make prayer a consistent discipline in my life.

I love what Peter says in Acts 11:17, “Who was I to think that I could oppose God?”  I remember when I used to live my life as one who opposed God even though I believed in Christ.

Once again we see God simultaneously moving in two different people to change them both.  Cornelius and Peter were both prepared by God.  Cornelius was prepared to receive Christ while Peter was prepared to deliver Christ.

In Acts 9 Luke tells us that Ananias is a key player in Saul’s conversion.   Can you imagine the courage required for Ananias to go visit this guy who was breathing out murderous threats against anyone who claimed to follow Christ.  There is no doubt that he was nervous about the visit.

For those of you who didn’t catch this last week we are reading and discussing Acts this month.  This morning as I read chapter 8 I prayed that I would live like Philip.  He was so in tune with the Holy Spirit that he was receiving step by step guidance.