3/9/2023 0 Comments Scripture simon the sorcererSo, dear Father, give us wisdom through the Holy Spirit to know how best to invite people to Jesus, how not to compromise the truth about Jesus, and how to love others as Jesus did. We don't want to "write anyone off" as someone who might not come to you. Make us tender toward those trapped by evil, but may we be clear and courageous in pointing them to turn their hearts to Jesus. O Father, stir our hearts as your people. Simon is an example of the great transformation that can occur in the life of someone who turns completely to God through Jesus! Today's Prayer Even those deserving "terrible things" can be delivered from sin, death, and destruction through their faith in Jesus. Magic: To be skilled in the art of the magi. He was practicing magic, mageun in the Greek. He is forgiven and delivered from evil because of his change of heart and his faith in Jesus. Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city, the city of Samaria which, of course, is mentioned back in verse 5, and he was astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. Maybe Simon thought Peter had some special access to God that he didn’t havewe don’t know. Instead, he asked Peter to pray for himi.e., he tried to humble himself before God by proxy. 24, when challenged to do so, he can’t do it. held captive by sin" - in asking to buy the ability to give the gift of the Holy Spirit. Peter and John challenged Simon to humble himself before the Lord and get things squared away. 15 when they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the holy spirit, 16 because the holy spirit had not yet come on any of them they had simply been baptized in the name of the lord jesus. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Simon realizes his sin - "wickedness. 14 when the apostles in jerusalem heard that samaria had accepted the word of god, they sent peter and john to samaria. We invite you to worship with us at Meadowvale East Apostolic Church and experience this magnificent power of God in action)Įmail: This email address is being protected from spambots. This power of God is a freely given gift from God, which can release anyone from all other powers you need only accept it. This calumnious end of the power of wickedness in the city of Samaria by the Spirit of God in action, demonstrates once again that the mighty power of God shall and will defeat all other demonic spirits. The Apostle Peter discerned his wrongful motives and rebuked him for thinking that the power of God could be purchased with money, and charged him to repent of this wickedness, and pray to God, that the thought of his heart may be forgiven. Simon the sorcerer now knew that his influence and fame was broken in the city of Samaria, so he thought that his money could buy the Spirit of God in action. He recognized that this power of God destroyed his reputation as a great man. The Spirit of God in action was so powerful that the baptized sorcerer Simon of Samaria, became envious of the power of God that he offered the Apostles money to purchase this God given gift. The scripture says that when the Apostles came down to Samaria, the Spirit of God in action took control and led the Apostles to pray for all the believers in Samaria that they might receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, since they were only baptized and had not yet received the Holy Ghost.ĭr, Luke recorded that when the Apostles Peter and John laid their hands on the believers in Samaria, they received the Holy Ghost with power and authority. The good news of the conversion of the Samaritans to the Apostolic doctrine reached the Apostles in Jerusalem, and they sent unto the Samaritans Peter and John. Luke says that Simon wondered at the miracles that were wrought by the Spirit of God in action through Philip. 9: Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. The bible says that when Evangelist Philip preached the message of salvation in the name of Jesus Christ, many of the Samaritans were baptized, including this Simon the sorcerer. Many in the city held him in high regard because of his sorceries, and believed that he was the great power of God. In this scene, while Philip was still in Samaria, there was a famous man in the city named Simon, who used sorcery to bewitch the people. Christianity is a heart issue, we must become Born Again with a clean heart through Christ God will not be mocked, we can’t pretend to be a Christian, God reads our hearts and minds. This is the difference between a true and false convert. The scripture gives us once again a fast moving scene of the Spirit of God in action. Peter told Simon to repent of his sin, and his heart was not right with God.
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