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Shaken...   Acts 4:31   Dr. David A Baillie

7/8/2019

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In February of 2001 I decided to accompany the swim from Asbury College (I was Director of Athletics for the school) to the NAIA Championships at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia.  My flight took me through the Seattle airport where I was to meet one of our assistant coaches and we would drive to Vancouver from there.  While waiting airport I walked into a gift shop that featured a lot of hand crafted glass items all over the shelves.  

Suddenly there was this noise, kind of like a low rumble, that started to move through the room and airport.  The noise grew and I looked down and suddenly the floor was rolling.  The items on the shelves began to come off and shatter in the room.  I moved toward the door of the shop and the main terminal, and as I stood in the door way a piece of the ceiling of the terminal fell onto the floor about 15 feet from me.   I finally just decided to stay put and ride out the earthquake, my first one. 

This past week two earthquakes rocked California within a couple days of each other.  They are always unexpected, and the aftermath and clean up is never something to look forward to.  I will never forget the sights and sounds from my day in the airport.   For me it's a rare event, for others they've experienced many in their lives. 

This week as we conclude the series entitled INCEPTION in our Sunday morning services, we come to the second half of Acts Chapter 4.   We find in there a verse that says:

31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

This moment is the second one where they are assembled together and the place where they are is shaken.  There is a noise, a loud rushing wind, and the place is shaken.  I can relate to their fright, to their wonder.  When you experience something like that it changes you and effects you.  For the early church it was a key moment as they left that place and spoke God's word with boldness. 

We all could use a good shaking from time to time, especially one that gets us to go out and speak God's word with boldness.

1 Comment
Rose
7/10/2019 02:08:48 pm

This is so very true about needing shaken and bold for Jesus.

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