Thursday, May 30, 2019

Name of the Lord Jesus bw held in high honor

Acts 19:13-41
Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 
When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. Many of those Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had doneIn this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
So effective is Paul's ministry in communicating the message that 'gods made with hands are not gods at all that it cuts the takings of the silversmiths making images of the city's famous goddess, Artemis. They stir the whole place to uproar, dragging Paul's companions to the treat theater, and chanting slogans. After two hours of this, the town clerk manages to calm them down. Like Gallio at Corinth he declares the Christians innocent.
Why?
Jesus Christ is known to the demon, so people in Ephesus were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. We should held name of Jesus in highest honor.
Holy Spirit comes may open heart of people and confess what they had done.
Not only our effort and faith to the Lord, working with Holy Spirit may work beyond man's capability.
Yes, when people turn to Jesus Christ, the silversmiths will have not job. But it brings more blessing to whole city.
How?
Held name of the Lord Jesus in high honor is our mission and working with God!





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