Fresh Grace and Fresh Power
It’s a new year with fresh grace for this season. You can’t rely on last year’s grace and mindset to reign in this year.
What worked for last year is for last year. We have to flow with the Holy Spirit.
Read about Philip in Acts 8. He had a successful ministry in the villages of Samaria. The apostles Peter and John even came to preach and baptize the new believers.
At the apparent peak of the ministry, God told Philip to leave and go to a desert!
“But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”” (Acts 8:26 WEB)
If we use an old mindset to tackle the new year, we will think, “Oh, but my time is more productive here in Samaria because the ministry has been growing fast and I need to be here preaching and teaching. This is no time to travel into a desert.”
However, to be spiritually-minded is to follow God’s instruction, even though it doesn’t make sense at the moment.
After obeying the instruction to go into the desert, Philip ended up preaching the Gospel to an eunuch which served as a royal treasurer for the queen of the Ethiopians.
“He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship. He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.” (Acts 8:27-28 WEB)
The eunuch was saved and baptized in water, opening a huge door for salvation of souls in the kingdom of Ethiopia. God was able to move greatly there through the joint cooperation with Philip.
Philip’s ministry reached an international audience, and his impact for the Kingdom increased exponentially because he obeyed God’s instruction.
Then, Philip was caught away by the Holy Spirit—like a mini Rapture, and he appeared in Azotus.
“When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.” (Acts 8:39-40 WEB)
Philip would have never experienced this miracle if he had stayed in Samaria. God would have used another believer, and that other person would have been honored in the Scriptures, and rewarded by Jesus for the obedience.
This year, if you will harken to the voice of the Holy Spirit and obey His fresh instructions with the fresh grace He gives to you, you will experience His power in your life like never before. You will be effective for the Kingdom in ways that you never dreamed possible.
Look to Jesus and keep receiving new grace from Him—He makes all things new, and you can’t be stuck in past paradigms if you want to keep in step with the Holy Spirit!
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ANGEL OF SALVATION 救贖天使
いつしか降りだした この雨の 這不知何時開始落下的雨
意味さえ知らず ただ濡れていた 我不明白其意義 只能濕透全身
雨音にすら 気づかず見てた 無視這雨聲
たった一つだけの雲の隙間を 只注視著唯一的雲縫
何もかも信じられずに 一切都令人無法置信
悪戯に時は過ぎて行く 時光如惡作劇般流逝
もう終わりにして 明日だけを見て 就讓一切結束 只看明日就好
きっと羽ばたける この翼で 一定能用這對羽翼 振翅高飛
Day after day 日復一日
(I) long for an angel of salvation 我期待救贖天使到來
折れるほどに抱きしめてよ 抱緊我直到粉身碎骨
When will you come ? 你何時才會到來？
今も求めてる 如今依然追求
そこにある筈の 小さな希望を 那應該存在的 微薄希望
涙の間 通り抜けて 穿越過淚水
Wanna go to the place (where) I dream 想追尋我夢想之地
一つ瞬きを 重ねる度に 每一次的眨眼
失われてゆく 輝きがある 都有逐漸失去的光輝
一つ夜を越え 時が過ぎても 每過一晚 即使時間流逝
消えゆくものに気づきはしない 卻沒注意到消逝的事物
孤独と戦い続けて 不斷與孤獨奮戰
それでもただ笑っていたい 卻還是想帶著笑容
明日の陽は また僕を照らすだろう 明日的陽光應該又會照亮我
信じ羽ばたけ その翼で 相信那對羽翼能 振翅高飛
Where are you now ? 如今你身在何處？
Where is my angel of salvation ? 我的救贖天使身在何方？
この想いは消せやしない 這份思念絕對不會消逝
When will you come ? 你何時才會到來？
今も探してる 如今依然尋求
そこにある筈の 小さな希望を 那應該存在的 微薄希望
涙さえも乾いてゆく 連淚水都逐漸乾涸
Wanna go to the place (where) I hope 想追尋我期盼之地
いつも感じる 冷たい衝動 總是有股冰冷衝動
傷つけ合って 確かめている 以彼此傷害來確認
苛立ちと 拭い切れない想い 焦躁與 無法抹去的思念
何も生まれない事も知っている 我明白不會有任何結果
悲しみが痛みに変わる 當悲傷化為疼痛
それが僕を蝕んでも 且逐漸侵蝕我
前だけを見て 明日だけ見て 依然只注視前方與明日
きっと羽ばたける その翼で 一定能用那對羽翼 振翅高飛
Day after day 日復一日
(I) long for an angel of salvation 我期待救贖天使到來
折れるほどに抱きしめてよ 抱緊我直到粉身碎骨
When will you come ? 你何時才會到來？
今も求めてる 如今依然追求
そこにある筈の 心の種を 那應該存在的 心之種子
涙の間 通り抜けて 穿越過淚水
Wanna go to the place (where) I dream 想追尋我夢想之地
いつでも何かに怯えてる 總是無來由地畏懼
風の音さえも身体に刺さる 連風聲都刺痛身軀
無意味な思いが積もってゆく 不具意義的思念不斷累積
何が間違いなのかも解らずに 我不懂究竟哪裡出了問題
思い描くもの それだけを信じて 我只願相信我的夢想
きっと僕は羽ばたける この翼で 我一定能以這對羽翼 振翅高飛
Day after day 日復一日
(I) long for an angel of salvation 我期待救贖天使到來
折れるほどに抱きしめてよ 抱緊我直到粉身碎骨
When will you come ? 你何時才會到來？
今も求めてる 如今依然追求
そこにある筈の 小さな希望を 那應該存在的 微薄希望
Where are you now ? 如今你身在何處？
Where is my angel of salvation ? 我的救贖天使身在何方？
この想いは消せやしない 這份思念絕對不會消逝
When will you come ? 你何時才會到來？
今も探してる 如今依然尋求
そこにある筈の 小さな希望を 那應該存在的 微薄希望
涙さえも乾いてゆく 連淚水都逐漸乾涸
Wanna go to the place (where) I dream 想追尋我夢想之地
Wanna go to the place (where) I hope 想追尋我期盼之地
Searching for my angel 尋找我的天使
I know I must believe I'm not wrong 我明白我必須堅信我沒有錯
Wanna hear her voice with no hesitation 我想聽到她毫不猶豫的聲音
Just can't hear her voice 但我卻聽不到她的呼喚
Searching for my angel 尋找我的天使
I know I'm sure now I'm not wrong 我明白我現在一定沒有錯
Wanna hear her voice with no hesitation 我想聽到她毫不猶豫的聲音
Still can't hear her voice 如今依然聽不到她的呼喚
“Oh, please let me hear your voice”, the angel of salvation
Wonder if she talks to me and holds my body certainly
“So, please let me hear your voice”, the angel of salvation
Wonder if she takes on me Wonder if she gives her love to me
“Oh, please let me hear your voice”, the angel of salvation
Wonder if she talks to me and holds my body certainly
“So, please let me hear your voice”, the angel of salvation
Wonder if she takes on me Wonder if she gives her love to me
「請讓我聽到你的聲音」，救贖天使
她是否會告訴我並且確實抱緊我
「就讓我聽到你的聲音」，救贖天使
她是否會接納我 她是否會給我她的愛
「請讓我聽到你的聲音」，救贖天使
她是否會告訴我並且確實抱緊我
「就讓我聽到你的聲音」，救贖天使
她是否會接納我 她是否會給我她的愛
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