Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
I am beginning to get an appreciation for the suggestion that this book of the Bible should be named the Acts of the Holy Spirit. Over and over and over again, the actions of the apostles and others were initiated and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Have we lost that access to the Spirit today? No, He's still there, seeking to advance the Kingdom day by day and even as explosively. It is that the spirit of the age has dulled our hearing. A spirit of self-sufficiency and faith in our powers. The Age of Enlightenment has sullied even the Church.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 85
Mid-day: 119:113-120
Evening: Psalm 11
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