FAITH CAPSULE: Do you lack boldness and character which is Christ rooted to deny enemies from threatening you?

Acts 4:1-31

Man’s responsibility before God is giving self to prayer and ministering the word of God. With prayer and ministering the word of God, boldness and character is certain to become man’s identity. Believers such as Apostle Paul, Peter and John had boldness and character as their identity. They conveyed power of God operating in the name of God.
As a believer that conveys the power of God, when you operate in His name, do not expect the cooperation of the enemy. The enemy will stand against you, but you shall prevail if you do not compromise your stand in the Lord. Once, the enemy planned and purposed to silence Peter and John because they spoke healing into the life of a lame man. Also, Peter and John preached what the priests, and the Sadducees did not want to hear. While Peter and John were preaching, “…They saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.” (Acts 4:13-14) The boldness of Peter and John was intimidating to the persecutors and attempts were made by the persecutors to figure out the source of Peter and John’s boldness. It was not long for the persecutors to identify in Peter and John as ones with Jesus. The character of Jesus was written all over while boldness was glaring in the conduct of Peter and John.
While, Peter and John were joined by healed man persecutors conferred among themselves, “saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.” (Acts 4:16) Do you have the boldness or character as identity which cannot be denied? Are you an empty loud believer or a believer that gives self to prayer and ministering the word of God? Are you pretending to have boldness and character? Man can pretend, but God cannot be deceived.
With true combination of boldness and character, it is certain that testimonies will follow believer everywhere with undeniable miracles through Jesus Christ. When Peter and John were eventually let go they did not wonder around, rather they went to their own companies to report their experience. Having reported their experience, they also prayed, “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word.” (Acts4: 29) Boldness comes with character and any character without boldness is not complete. As an acclaimed believer, do you lack boldness and character which is Christ rooted to deny enemies from threatening you? Obviously, living word of God is the source of boldness and character for man. Paul revealed, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:4) Take to revelation in the word by giving self to prayer and ministering the word of God.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to give self to prayer and ministering His word.