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AGAIN AND AGAIN

Text : Acts 4:31. 

When they had prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken, and all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak messages from God boldly.

D L Moody, an American Evangelist was once asked why he urged Christians to be filled constantly with the Holy Spirit. “Well,” he said, “I need a continual infilling because I leak!” 

It’s a fact that living in this sinful world, we do need to be replenished by the Spirit. 

Emphatically, Jesus commanded His disciples not to embark on any work until they are endue with power from on high. 

 *I am sending to you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”* Luke 24:49.

Again in Acts 1:4-5, Jesus repeated the same instruction to His disciples.  “Don’t leave Jerusalem. Instead, wait for what the Father has promised, about which you heard me speak,
because John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit a few days from now.”

God fulfilled this promise just ten days after Jesus' ascension to heaven.  All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit gave them that ability.Acts 2:4.

Every child of God needs this baptism of the Holy Spirit to function as a child of God indeed. 

However, by chapter four the disciples needed to be filled again. _When they had prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken, and all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak messages from God boldly._ Acts 4:3.

This goes to show that  *Holy Spirit baptism is not a one-off thing, there's need to be filled again and again.* 

In as much as you are driving your car, there will always be need to refuel. In the same vein,  in as much as you are here on earth, there's need to be filled with the Holy Spirit again and again. 

God that baptised you at your spiritual birth is always ready to baptise you again if you ask Him.

Bible  Reading: Acts 4:1-31.

PRAYER FOCUS
1.) Father God, please baptize me with your Holy Spirit afresh. 

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