Now for the third obstacle, let us turn to Acts 3.6: “Then peter said, Silver and gold have I none.” No money! What a confession for a man of God to have to make! And yet he does not say so apologetically. Peter is joyful because he already has the answer: “Such as I have give I thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.” We too may use the authority and power of the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
When God first spoke to me concerning His service, He made it very clear that if I wanted to be His servant, then I should withdraw all claim from any property in the Punjab; I was never to join a mission or a society or material need. After that I was only to look to God. I gladly submitted to these conditions, though I knew nothing about the life of faith. With that faith I came back to India. The question is, Are you sure you are in God’s will? Are you in God’s plan? If so, the matter is settled, and God is committed to it!
In chapter 4 we find the fourth obstacle to be of a different kind. (v.16): the apostles were forbidden to preach in the name of Jesus. But in spite of their threatening, the apostles continued to testify boldly in the Holy Ghost that: “We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard; are we justified in keeping quiet?” They judged things that were right in the sight of God and not men. Let me ask you, are you justified in keeping quiet concerning any spiritual truth which God has shown you?
Today’s calendar’s Bible verse:
“Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.” Luke 11:35.
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