Wednesday, September 07, 2005

We Are Enriched In Our Utterances

"That in everything ye are enriched by Him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;” 1 Corinthians 1:5

Jesus will enrich us with all utterance!

“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Acts 2:4

Here is a great example of Jesus enriching us with an abundant life of utterance. The hundred and twenty people who were in the upper room on the Day of Pentecost were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they all were empowered to speak in tongues. They all were through the enrichment of the Holy Ghost, Whom Jesus had sent to serve in His Name. All hundred and twenty went out and spoke in foreign languages to express the greatness of Christ! They spoke of Jesus so clearly and so persuasively, and in languages that they did not know, that they were used to win a multitude of souls, about five thousand people, to Christ in one day! By the power that was in them, our Father worked a sign that they had never seen before!

So many times we believe that we first must be able to believe to receive, but our Father is so much greater than that. Look at the man at the pool of Bethesda. He was sick and lying on a mat for 38 years, and when Jesus asked him if he wanted to be well, the man showed no faith whatsoever. He only spoke of his inabilities, yet our Father moved in his life and used him to witness of the greatness of Christ. Faith comes from hearing this Truth. Jesus will Author and Finish our faith so that our Father can have the freedom to use us as He wills! This is awesome stuff and this Truth will set us free!

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