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WORKS IN WORDS
FRIDAY, JULY 17
Acts 2:11-12

Luke 1:48-52

 

“For he that is mighty

hath done to me great things…”

 

WORKS IN WORDS
 
There are two things which caused the hearers to wonder. First, the Apostles were known to be ignorant and uneducated people who had not gone through Rabbinical schools in order to utter the wonderful works of God with deep and glorious understanding. The second is that they learned to speak the new dialects suddenly and they understood them clearly!
 
The message: What were “the wonderful works of God” (Acts 2:11)? These were the mighty works seen in the passion, resurrection and ascension of our Lord. It must have included also the “mighty works” of God in redeeming a people and sending the Holy Ghost to indwell the believers. Indeed, they were not just uttering the mighty things that God had done, but they were demonstrating the wonderful works of God in their very lives.
 
The responses: They “were all amazed” (Acts 2:12). To hear their own languages from the mouths of obviously uneducated people was a matter of astonishment to them. The reactions of the people proved to us that they understood what was spoken. It is contrary to what the Charismatics believe today. Their tongue-speaking is not what the Bible describes in this passage. Their tongue-speaking is not understood even by the speaker. This was not the case in the past for Luke described that they were speaking “the wonderful works of God” (Acts 2:11). The immediate consequence was opposition, but it kept them wondering. Many questioned and were in doubt. After their amazement, a continued pondering pricked their minds and hearts. They asked for its meaning. For some that was a good indication, for they were looking for answers to what they have seen and heard.
 
Do you look at the academic qualifications of people who teach you the Word of God? Are you proclaiming the wonderful works of God with your words and actions?
 
THOUGHT: Am I humble enough to receive God’s Word?
PRAYER: Holy Triune God, I thank Thee for the wonderful works that Thou hast wrought in the midst of this sinful and wicked world which continues to defy and rebel against Thee.

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