Led by His Spiritಮಾದರಿ

The story goes that during the great Welsh revival, a man went from London to see what God was doing in Wales. When he got off the train, he saw a policeman standing in the town square. “Where is the Welsh revival?” the visitor asked. The policeman stood to attention, patted his chest, and said, “The Welsh revival, sir, is under these buttons!”

Every great work of God starts in the hearts of His people. His power in the presence of the Holy Spirit lives within every Christian. We do not need to get more of Him—He is fully present. Instead, He needs to get more of us.

When Paul wrote his final letter to Timothy, he challenged his protégé to be strong and to stir up the gift God had already placed within him. Timothy did not need a new gift; he needed to be renewed, strengthened, and encouraged to use the gift he already had. Timothy did the work of God in hard places. He needed the renewal and power that only God can provide. According to church history, he was martyred in Ephesus because he took a strong stand against the worship of Diana.

Speaking the truth in our culture is becoming less and less popular. But that makes it more important, not less, that we have God’s power active and working in our hearts. Before God’s work touches those around us, it always touches our own lives first. Only after we have been stirred are we ready to stir those around us.