Thursday September 10th, 2026
« For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind »
1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.
2 These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead.
3 They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.
4 But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.
5 The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.
6 Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest.
7 They brought in the two disciples and demanded, “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people,
9 are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed?
10 Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.
11 For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’
12 There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
13 The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.
In the Bible reading for today, Peter confronted the Sadducees, defending his faith and the name of Jesus Christ.
However, was Peter this bold before he was baptised in the Holy Spirit ?
The simple answer is, “NO”.
In Matthew 14:28-32, Peter was described as being ‘ afraid ’ after he saw the boisterousness of the wind.
In John 18:16-27, when servants recognised him as one of Jesus’ followers, he denied it and swore that he did not know Jesus.
This same Peter was now the one confronting Sadducees.
In Acts 4:10, the one who denied Jesus Christ said,
“The same Jesus you crucified, God has raised Him from the dead, and it is through Him that this lame man is standing before you whole.”
He added that there is no other name given unto men by which anybody can be saved but by Jesus – he was now standing solidly behind Jesus Christ.
- The Peter after Pentecost was different from the Peter before Pentecost.
He was now bold and could speak about Jesus Christ to anyone regardless of their status in the society.
Acts 4:13 says that the boldness of Peter and John was beheld by the people around them.
In other words, their boldness became very obvious.
What was responsible for this kind of boldness ?
The answer to this question can be found in Acts 4:8NKJV
« Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel »
Being filled with the Holy Ghost is the antidote for fear.
If fear has been holding you back from fulfilling your destiny,
it is because you are not yet filled with the Holy Ghost.
When you become filled with the Holy Ghost, you will look at the biggest obstacle in front of you and smile because you know
that greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world 1 John 4:4.
- Whenever fear tries to creep into your heart, start speaking in the Holy Ghost. Speak in tongues to the point where you ascend above the level of that fear.
The Holy Spirit gives you the boldness to surmount any obstacle that may be standing in your path, no matter how big it may appear.
Pray in the Holy Ghost every day, study your Bible, and have the Holy Ghost lead you.
Make the Holy Ghost your companion at all times, and fear will become a stranger to you.
Application – Are you constantly filled with the Holy Ghost?
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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