Acts 9:31

Could the pandemic be God’s way of giving His Body a rest? Redirecting our focus on a building onto the necessity of relationship with Him alone.

Without the unity of the Holy Spirit the Body of Christ will not thrive. We need to be very careful not to call evil good nor good evil. The indwelling of Holy Spirit gives us hope.

Be as wise as the serpent, who ultimately has no power over God’s people, but as gentle as the all powerful, Lamb of God, who came to give truth and salvation to those who would accept Him. Satan seeks to kill, steal and destroy believers. Jesus seeks to give them an abundant, eternal life in God.

There exists the ways of the Lord which leads to eternal salvation or the ways of the world which leads to destruction…choose wisely!

Acts 9:31

31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

This could refer primarily to the Church’s contentment in the face of persecution, or to their internal unity and camaraderie. Despite persecution, the Church was growing both in number and in maturity. Faithlife Bible.

This peace was not due solely to Saul’s conversion. Tiberius, the emperor of Rome, died around this time. He was replaced by Caligula, who wanted to erect a statue of himself in the temple at Jerusalem. Thus Jewish energy was directed away from persecuting Christians and toward Caligula. Here we see God’s sovereign hand at work, giving the early church a short season of respite. NKJ Bible.

Psalm 34:9 | Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.

John 14:16 | And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—

Acts 16:5 | So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.