March 8

Romans 15:18-19 (NIV)
18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

What a great portion of scripture! How did Paul lead the Gentiles? By what he said and by what he did. What did he do? He performed signs and miracles through the power of the Spirit. Will you say with me, will you pray with me today that we would live and expect the Spirit to do the same things? We would all agree that we should lead people to Christ in what we say and what we do, but will we contend for miracles? This won’t be as easy as praying here and there. This will have to be a concerted contention for the miraculous in our lives. We will need to read and know the Word and be convinced that the power of God is within each of us and that we have the mandate from God Himself to display His acts of mercy and compassion through great signs and wonders. Paul did not lead a “nice” life for Christ – he was a sold out Jesus freak and expected the power of God to manifest regularly. Choose today – nice Christian or sold out miracle working Jesus freak.