“The Holy Spirit in Acts 13” - THE HOLY SPIRIT SETS APART

Friday, April 6, 2018

Several men were set apart by the Holy Spirit as leaders in the church at Antioch. None of them were elite or a cut above the rest. In fact, Scripture speaks about a general ‘setting apart’ that applies to every Christian. In Paul’s epistles to the churches, the word ‘saint’ is a name frequently used for Christians, which means ‘to be set apart’. We are first called to God Himself, to fellowship with Him and enjoyment of Him. In the commission of Barnabas and Saul, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me…” We cannot brush over this lightly. It is out of our communion with God that we are set apart for a task God has designed for us. If we neglect our communion with Him, we may enlist in Christian service, but will discover it to be dry and lifeless as our energy and direction are derived from relationship with God.

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