12 Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico.
13 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem.
14 And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them.
16 The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed. Acts 5:12-16
I love the book of Acts because it is a blue print in my opinion for how we as Christians today are to walk out our faith, in love and power. There was great unity among the believers. The fear of the Lord was among them compelling them to be selfless servants towards one another. Great miracles were being done regularly as a part of their gatherings, and this just proved or backed up their message about Jesus Christ. Many were being added daily to the kingdom. Those who were sick and afflicted with demons were being healed and set free. It says that ALL were healed who came to them. This is the heart of God, to heal ALL who come to Him. He desires to demonstrate His great love and power to each and every soul. Can you imagine what a unified church would look like in your city? How would this impact your community? People being saved regularly, all the sick being healed. Beautiful, simply supernatural.
I am hungry for this kind of life. This is what I dream of to be honest. I want the real, the authentic, the raw power of broken messed up lives being saved, healed, and delivered. I long to encounter Jesus in community with other believers who are pursuing the same thing. Let's lay down our lives to see this releases wherever we are at. If every gathering place of believers became a place of encounter, a place of salvation then there would be great mercy and grace to cover all of our mistakes, failures, weaknesses, and sin. We are all broken people who are being saved daily through walking out our salvation with fear and trembling. Let your vision be lifted higher today than it has been before.

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