February 1

Acts 8:39-40 (NIV)
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

What is it that can’t happen? Nothing I would tell you! Here Philip is somehow taken in the spirit and placed in another city, without the use of a road! This was a spirit realm thing – a Holy Spirit happening that can’t be explained! Again my question is what is it that the Spirit of God cannot do? He could make a car appear in your driveway, He could overwhelm you with peace in a time of trouble, He can heal your cancer so much that the doctors will never find a trace of it! This shouldn’t be that hard to accept if we believe that we have been saved, which is an incredible miracle! I think this is included in the Biblical account to make us stop and think about the greatness and limitlessness of God. His children don’t live under the “normal” laws of physics alone, but we have another law of the Spirit that we live under – limitlessness! If we begin to look for these types of things in the Word, we will see them, but if we stay focused on “how to live”, which has great merit, we will miss the awesomeness of God and the FACT that we can live on a different level. How is all this accessed, by faith and faith alone. Consider this;

Acts 8:18-19 (NIV)
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

You cannot get the gift of the Spirit or anything else in the Spirit by money or any human effort or will! God will not be bought with our good works. All things in Him from salvation to healing to dreams and visions are attained through faith. All things are possible for him who believes (trusts or has faith).

Let’s redefine what normal Christians are! Let’s take it from being nice moral people who people are generally liked (notwithstanding all of the criticisms) to people of intense dedication to the full gospel, who love deeply, perform signs and wonders, and are limitless in what can happen through them!