“The Spirit of the God who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you. So the God who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your bodies. He will do this because of His Spirit who lives in you.” (Romans 8:11)
Rather than losing momentum after the first generation, this movement of the Holy Spirit has continued, empowering Christ’s followers to serve Him. The Holy Spirit has winged their message to many hearts and has performed mighty works of grace, turning people “from the power of Satan to God” (Acts 26:18).
There is no denying that Christianity has in some instances degenerated into a monument, and its places of worship into museums. But it is equally true, where ordinary men and women in the power of the Spirit have proclaimed the Good News of Christ’s saving grace, the church has continued to grow and thrive. When this happens, there is no man-movement-monument syndrome. The Man, Christ Jesus, is still at work through the Holy Spirit, doing what only He can do -- and doing it well!
-- Stuart Briscoe
in the “Daily Study Bible for Men”
#5611
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