Empowered by the Spirit

“In the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
‘Flee as a bird to your mountain’?” [1]

“David lifted his eyes to the Lord to find faith in a time of testing. He knew the safest place to stand was in radical trust in God.” *

When his ‘friends’ advised him to ‘flee as a bird to your mountain,’ he didn’t go down that path. He turned to the Lord...

“The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.” [2]

David reminded himself and his friends, ‘God hasn’t gone anywhere.’ ‘The Lord isn’t going anywhere, so I won’t either.’ * He turned to the Lord and the Lord gave him faith to stay the course.

God was greater than all David’s enemies put together. The Lord is looking for people like David who are willing to trust Him and bring Him glory on the earth.

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” [3]

When the Holy Spirit comes upon us… we witness for Jesus.

The disciples of Jesus were filled with the Holy Spirit and the Gospel did spread from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and then to the end of the earth:

Acts 1-7 describes the Gospel in Jerusalem.
Acts 8-12 speak of the Gospel in Judea and Samaria.
Acts 13-28 tells of the Gospel going to the end of the earth.” *

“Dear Heavenly Father, please fill us afresh with the power of Your Holy Spirit that we may witness boldly for Your Son Jesus, in whom alone is eternal salvation. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.”

[1] Psalm 11:1
[2] Psalm 11:4
[3] Acts 1:8
* Comments derived from Enduring Word Commentary