Daily devotion – Let God do what only He can do!
Acts 2:46–47
“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
Last night, as you know, was prayer night here at Calvary Chapel Secret Harbour. After our Bible study, we broke into small groups to pray—for the needs of the church, our nation, and for one another.
When men of God open their hearts, pray, and share the heartache of loved ones who are not walking with the Lord, we truly come before God in earnest. In those moments, the brotherhood and bond of Christ become very real and tangible.
Church, in our modern busy world, has too often taken a position behind much of our social busyness. We place the body of Christ uncomfortably alongside fast-food outlets—our fellowship is fleeting, our time with God and His people often brief. The only difference is that we are not sitting in our cars with the motor running, but in chairs with our eyes on the clock because we have somewhere we need to go.
We all know these opening Scriptures from Acts. We admire the early church and long to be like it—but in truth, we are worlds away from that reality today.
But last night, we caught a glimmer of the early church here in Secret Harbour. God’s Word was taught, and then we gathered to pray in earnest. For a moment, we stopped the spinning world on which we all hang, pulled along by its philosophies and ideals. We are in danger of spinning off into oblivion—‘lost in space,’ far removed from the Cross of Christ.
(The Earth spins at approximately 1,038 mph (1,670 km/h) at the equator. That speed decreases as you move toward the poles—becoming zero at the North and South Poles. At mid-latitudes, it’s about 735 mph (1,180 km/h).)
Yet for a few precious moments, a small group of believers stopped—stepped away from the world’s pull—and cried out to God for the souls of loved ones walking dangerously away from Him, tampering with their eternal destiny.
Can we live like the early church?
So often, we pray to see more people gather with us here at Calvary Chapel. We may try promotions, programs, and events—but they too often draw only consumer “attendees,” who come for the show, then quickly move on to the next church event somewhere else.
The early church had no such strategies. They simply prayed together, studied God’s Word, and lived in unity—and God Himself added to the church daily those who were being saved.
May we continue steadfastly in His Word, in fellowship, in prayer—and may the Lord add to His church as He wills.