I was listening to Acts29 on Instagram looking upon dead guys like Justin Martyr and Tertullian , and reading about the mighty work of evangelism and life of believer. The Instagram post was a video telling people to spend more time in the Bible. I remembered that faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God. So I sat down and read aloud Acts 1 to Acts 4. Such an amazing portion and I believe that God wants us to be encouraged through this. In these four chapters over 12 times the Spirit of God was mentioned. Acts 1:2 Being witness (promised) - Acts 2:41 Acts 4:4 (promise fulfilled) Acts 1:5 Given prophetical knowledge of Jesus Acts 1:8 Filled with power (1 Corinthians 2:4) Acts 1:16, Acts 2:14 , Acts 2:25 Given revelation into the Bible -- Acts 4:13, Acts 4:25 Implied Acts 2:2-3 Filled with Holy Spirit Acts 2:4, Acts 2:17 Given utterance by the Spirit Acts 2:33 Proof that Jesus did and say that were true - or that Jesus is indeed the messiah Acts 2:14 ...
....giving up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally