Happening

Happening

Acts 10:37
“You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached-”

How did they know?
They had heard of the work of Christ that was not confined to one area of Galilee but was widespread. People talked of that work, the gospel bearers witnessed to that work and these people knew. They knew of John preaching on repentance and his command for baptism in Galilee and throughout Judea.
But it’s not just the message that these people know about it. It is what has happened. The happenings of Jesus.
Christians have to do more than speak the message, they must live it out. They must make things happen. There must be more happenings. In our communities, in every culture, with the poor and the needy and the bruised and broken. Their needs to be happenings of love and kindness, happenings of healing and forgiveness. People remember what has happened more than the message. The church prays for miracles whilst Christ waits for the Church to go and create stories where miracles are born. Prayer without doing something related to the prayer is pointless.
The Church that prays faithfully for revival but then spends all of its time with Christians is the Church that will die.
The Church that believes in revival is a Church that spends all of its time in the valley of death making things happen.
Which Church do you want to belong to?
Christ had a message and Christ made things happen.
Peter was saying to this Italian family, “You know the message and you know what has happened.”
That’s the Church you want to belong to.
Let’s go and make something happen today!