Did The Disciples Learn The Secret? - Myles Munroe

March 10

Jesus’ disciples observed His lifestyle of prayer and asked Him to teach them to pray. Is there any evidence they learned

His secret? In Acts 1:14, we read that after Jesus was resurrected and had ascended to heaven, the disciples and other followers of Jesus “all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication.” They were waiting for the “power from on high” (Luke 24:49) that Jesus had promised them—and they were “watching and praying,” just as He had taught them. On the day of Pentecost, God filled the disciples with His Holy Spirit. At the outpouring of the Spirit, three thousand people were converted and “everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles” (Acts 2:42). The disciples’ prayers resulted in their receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit and working wonders and signs to God’s glory, just as Jesus had done.

The disciples maintained the lifestyle of prayer Jesus had demonstrated for them. In Acts 6:3–4, they declared, “We…will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” The entire book of Acts describes how the disciples continued the ministry of Jesus through prayer and the power of the Holy Spirit. They had learned the secret to Jesus’ effectiveness in ministry. Now that you have learned the same secret, what will you do with it?

Prayer:

Father God, thank You that I can live in the book of Acts today, praying effective prayers as Your disciples did. Help me to walk in this truth. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Thought: Is there evidence of prayer in your life

Reading: Deuteronomy 11–13; Mark 12:1–27

-Daily Power And Prayer Devotional

Did The Disciples Learn The Secret? - Myles Munroe