Part of THE Story

Acts 5:18-21



The angel in this passage made it such an urgency to get the apostles free and have them preach again! I was thinking about this when the Holy Spirit whispered to me that this was for ME. That most likely my ancestor was being taught by these men. Most likely the truth about Jesus across the world has come down the line through the teaching that occurred in those days, so that there would be a seed planted in ME for the nations! Whether my ancestors were there or not, I wonder just how long the gospel would have continued without the angel setting them free and commanding them to keep teaching/preaching.



I like to romanticize the gospel because it helps to know that Jesus died for ME; but the truth is it wasn't all for me, or even the unsaved in my small world. The apostles were set free to preach the gospel and that gospel has been given to me to give to MANY others. Many others that Jesus also died for.



I am part of the story. The apostles were released that day so that I could be part of the story.



What if Abraham didn't go to the land he didn't know? What if Moses gave in to insecurity and didn't trust Gods help to set the people free? What if David didn't want to be King, or if Jonah found it easier to die in the whale's belly? What if Jesus decided to give up in the garden before Judas and the men found him?



I am part of this same story. Who will I affect and how will history be different if I don't rise to the heights in which God is calling me? If the train I'm on now suddenly stopped, there would be about 50 trains behind me that would also have to stop.



The story is bigger than me.Acts 4:18 says that the rulers knew that these simple apostles had been with Jesus. That's the key.



It's a shout in my spirit today...I am part of someone else's story, for the Name of Jesus!