Daily Devotion by Raul Ries Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Walk By Faith Acts 19:5-6 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. If we start back in Acts 2, we see the power of God falling upon the church on the day of Pentecost. By the time you get to Acts 19, the Holy Spirit has been moving very powerfully, establishing the church of Jesus Christ. Something incredible happened to the church in Ephesus. When you read Acts 19 and the Book of Ephesians; the Holy Spirit had become powerful in the church, but if you go all the way to Revelation 2:1-7, you see the changes in the church. When you start reading the letter to the Ephesian church, it seems like they were right on. They hated liars and they hated evil men. They had even tested those who came professing to be apostles and found them liars (Revelation 2:2). With all the good they were doing, what problem could they have? In only 30 years, from Acts 19 to Revelation 2, the church had become cold and the Christians in Ephesus had left their first love (Revelation 2:4). Wow! I have seen this happen to many Christians. They begin their walks with the Lord on fire and then the flames go out. They are living on emotions and not by faith. Remember, we walk by faith, not sight, empowered by the Holy Spirit, (2 Corinthians 5:7). To live by faith is a far surer and happier thing than to live by feelings or by works. ~C. H. Spurgeon~
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