134 GOOD MORNING, HOLY SPIRIT
fact, the effect was felt across the land. The church
throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria "had peace and
were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the
comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied" (Acts
9:31).
I can only imagine what would happen if every minister
in the land were to fall prostrate and seek a personal
relationship with the Holy Spirit. Talk about revival! I
believe it would so revolutionize the church world that the
sanctuaries could not begin to accommodate the people.
Thank God for pastors who are "alive" in the Spirit, but
I've heard some ministers that, to be honest, would be better
suited as morticians! A continuing communion with the
Spirit makes the difference. People are starving for a reality
that only the Holy Ghost makes possible.
He Never Stops Working
From the moment of Pentecost the Spirit began His
work on earth, and it has never stopped. Never! It's
incredible how He intervened in the life of Peter. As he was
praying on a rooftop, God gave him a vision, and "While
Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him,
'Behold, three men are seeking you. Arise therefore, go
down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent
them'" (Acts 10:19-20).
The three men the Spirit told him about were sent by a
God-fearing man named Cornelius, a centurion in the
Italian regiment. He also had a vision: "He saw clearly...
an angel of God coming in and saying to him.... 'Now
send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is
Peter'" (Acts 10:3,5). But it was not the angel speaking. It
was the Holy Spirit speaking through the angel.
Remember? The "Spirit said... I have sent them" (vv.
19-20).