The young pastor prayed every morning asking God to use him that day to bless someone Often to his delight such a situation arose One day during a break at his second job he sat in the sunshine with a coworker who asked him about Jesus The pastor simply answered the other man rsquo s questions No rant No arguing The pastor commented that being guided by the Holy Spirit led him to have a casual talk that felt effective but loving He made a new friend as well mdash someone hungry to learn more about God Letting the Holy [... more]

Author Scot McKnight shares how when he was in high school he had what he calls a ldquo Spirit-drenched experience rdquo While at a camp the speaker challenged him to enthrone Christ in his life by surrendering to the Spirit Later he sat under a tree and prayed ldquo Father forgive me of my sins And Holy Spirit come inside and fill me rdquo Something mighty happened he said ldquo From that moment my life has been completely different Not perfect but different rdquo He suddenly had the desire to read the Bible pray meet with other believers in Jesus [... more]

In this episode we're featuring the audio version of Pastor Greg's daily devotion You can get daily emails of this devotion delivered directly to your inbox when you sign up at https harvest org resources devotions or through the Harvest App available for Android and iOS --- Where Our Focus Should Be So when the apostles were with Jesus they kept asking him 'Lord has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom ' Acts After His resurrection Jesus said to His disciples But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you And [... more]

Not power from within or from the world but from on high [... more]

Helen Roseveare an English missionary physician in the African Congo was taken prisoner by rebels during the Simba Rebellion in Beaten and abused by her captors she suffered terribly In the days that followed she found herself asking ldquo Is it worth it rdquo As she began to ponder the cost of following Jesus she sensed God speaking to her about it Years later she explained to an interviewer ldquo When the awful moments came during the rebellion and the price seemed too high to pay the Lord seemed to say to me lsquo Change the question It rsquo s [... more]