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The Acts of the Apostles: Chapter 1, Verse 8 (New King James Version, NKJV).

“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

There was once a farmer who had some very smart ducks on his farm. One day they decided to have religious meetings. The leader quacked, “We can meet in the abandoned chicken house,” so they all followed him into it. Eventually it became a weekly gathering. One Sunday morning all the ducks waddled over to the chicken house. They waddled up the ramp and took their places. A little duck choir assembled and quacked out a few hymns. When the little duck preacher came up he told them, “We are ducks! We are above the land animals! God has given us wings!” Then all of the ducks quacked, “Amen, we have wings, Amen!” Then he told them, “We can fly!” God has given us the ability to fly above the barnyard!” All the ducks began to jump up and down and flap their wings quacking, “We can fly! We can fly! We can fly!” Feathers filled the air as the duck choir quacked out praise songs! After the service ended they all waddled back out of the chicken house, waddled back across the barnyard, and waddled back into the pond.

Happens weekly all across the world. Born again Christians meet to worship and praise and honor our Lord and God. We get excited hearing of His mercy and grace and we enjoy experiencing His presence among His people. We sing and pray and worship the Lord in the assembly. Then after the closing prayer we head out to the parking lot, get in our cars, and drive back into society. We waddle back into life after being lifted in the service by the Spirit of God.

Did you know that when Jesus said the power He would give us by way of the Holy Spirit was not just to preach the Word or ask people if they are saved? A witness is one who can testify to a truth he or she has experienced firsthand. What would happen if we took that same Spirit into the restaurant with us after church? What effect would it have on others if we had that same Spirit in the checkout line at the market or department store? What if someone in the waiting room at a doctor’s office saw that we were a Christian rather than us having to tell them? Hmmm. Something to think about today.