Spirit empowered obedienceEmbrace rather than rejectRun to, not away from, the Spirit!To Obey Or NotFollowing God‘s Spirit’s leadingAct Contact with eternal perfection transforms us!2Co Eph Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom - in Him and thru my interaction with Him, I am transformed and able to discern beyond my human capacity.———————————————————Act Sin likes to be hidden. They recognized that their agenda of silencing the Gospel was contradicted by the evidence standing before them. Rather than admit it and change their thinking, they chose to be silent and then go behind closed doors to continue to pursue their illegitimate agenda.Personally, it is a HUGE red flag if I ever feel that what I am doing cannot be done in the public eye before others. God’s Spirit convicts and that conviction comes in the form of shame – we are ashamed of our sin. So our natural reaction is to hide it or cover it up.Don’t go there! Listen to the Spirit’s conviction! ———————————————————Act Act They stated out right the truth yet their self-centered lust for power and control overrode the conviction of the Spirit to do the right thing.———————————————————Act While what these men were doing was condemnable, God continued to give them grace to move forward in their error. His grace has purpose. Remember, Saul who would later be called Paul and write a majority of the New Testament, was in this group. God‘s grace left the door open for him to turn around later.———————————————————Act Act They know what is right because they are being led by God’s Spirit. He is convicting them - energizing them to speak the truth with boldness 2Ti 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.Peter and John stay on target and do not get distracted by the threats or even the danger to themselves. Obedience to the Spirit’s conviction is their focus. The power of the Spirit acting thru them enables them to accomplish far more than was humanly possible.Act Controlled by the Spirit2Co When we submit fully to His leading, then we are operating from an eternal perspective which may make no sense to the world. But operating from an eternal perspective WILL enable us to make an eternal difference!———————————————————Act Act ============================Do you want to be transformed? Do you want to act with wisdom? Do you want to be confident that what you were doing is the right thing? Follow the spirit leading, the spirit conviction!Do NOT deny him, quench him, or hide from him!Embrace God‘s conviction and allow him to transform your life!