Mega-power, mega-grace

In a world filled with all kinds of problems right now, the response of the early church to their troubles is really worth noting. What did they do?

1. They went to their Christian friends. (Acts 4:23)

They shared their problems with them. We aren’t meant to make it through this life in our own strength. We are to lean on each other and support one another.

2. Together with their friends, they lifted their voices together to God. (24a)

While it’s great to have the support of Christian friends, that is not enough. As friends we are to point each other to God, and approach his throne together.

3. They remembered who God is. (24b, 27-28)

They remembered that he is the Lord who is sovereign over everything. That he is the one who created all things with just a word. And he does whatever his hand and his will predestined before time began. Nothing is out of his control.

4. They prayed for strength to do what God had told them to do.

The result? The Holy Spirit fell upon them, and they were filled with great power and grace in their time of trouble. (31, 33)

The word for “great” in both cases is the Greek word “megas,” where we get our word “mega” from.

In short, they received not just power and grace from God, but “mega-power” and “mega-grace.”

In these times, don’t we all need more of both?