Your word for today: 'Antioch: The Place of Much Teaching'

Apostle Grace Lubega

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8)

Regardless of how anointed any Christian is, it is important that you are taught and learned. In the book of Acts, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, they started to perform miracles, cast out devils and do all sorts of great works by the power of God at work in them.

However, they got fascinated by these manifestations of power in Jerusalem and tarried there yet the instruction of God had been that once they received power, they would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth.

Now between Jerusalem and Judea is the city of Antioch; and of Antioch, the scriptures say that it was a place of much teaching (Acts 11:26). The men that left Jerusalem but did not pass through Antioch later on caused issues for the church at Jerusalem. Even though they were anointed, miracle workers and demonstrators of the Spirit, they were unlearned and as such erred in doctrine.

The Bible records in Acts 15 that, certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

This was wrong teaching. Some only saw below the sword and not above it because they were not taught men.

All this means that regardless of how anointed you are, of what sorts of diseases you can heal, of how much power you can demonstrate, of how many demons you can cast out, you must be taught. Tarry in Antioch so you can learn the things of the spirit, the voice of God, the things that make a minister such that when you must fly on the wings of assignment, you will not error or have any dent in your testimony. Praise God!

FURTHER STUDY: Isaiah 50:4, John 6:45

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Regardless of how anointed you are, of what sorts of diseases you can heal, of how much power you can demonstrate, of how many demons you can cast out, you must be taught. Tarry in Antioch so you can learn the things of the spirit, the voice of God, the things that make a minister such that when you must fly on the wings of assignment, you will not error or have any dent in your testimony.

PRAYER: Lord, I am taught of you. Every moment of my life is instructed by your Spirit, my ever present and eternal counselor. I am learned in both your way and your ways. I understand your mind, the rhythm of your heartbeat and the direction of your desires. You deal with me on a personal level every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.