“So two spiritual principles I want us to put in our hearts from this scene. First, God’s power is not wielded by our will. Here’s an easy example: There are people out there who claim they are faith healers. They act as though they can wield the power of God to heal whenever they want. One wonders why they don’t spend their time going from hospital to hospital rather than conference to conference. But God’s power is not wielded. He is not beholden to our whims.
And second, the Israelites thought this was a good idea. And there was a lot of hype. So much hype the ground shook. But it was all empty. Hype is not what we’re going for in the Christian life or in church ministry. Something we’re doing may seem like a good idea to us, but is it a good idea to the Holy Spirit? In Acts 15, the leaders of the Church wrote about some decisions they made and said, “It seems good to the Holy Spirit and to us.” God leading. God involved. Not just us doing something we think is awesome and expecting God to pay the bill, but submitted to His opinion.“
