“Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: ‘Rulers and elders of the people!...Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.’” Acts 4:8, 12

Lord Jesus, I want to be like Peter here in Jerusalem. I want to have the words that he has. I want to have the insight that he has into his hearer’s needs. I want to have the courage that he has. I want to be more like Peter. But I am afraid of how people will receive and respond to my words. I am afraid that I do not know what needs to be said. I am afraid that I do not have the insight, the wisdom, the courage, the conviction, etc. Lord Jesus, this kind of courage and wisdom is not in me so, I pray, pour out your Holy Spirit on me. And just as the Holy Spirit was poured out on you to proclaim good news to the poor, freedom for the captives and the year of the Lord’s favor, so, Lord Jesus, pour out your Holy Spirit on me. Pour out on me the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, of counsel and might, of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Give me your Holy Spirit and continue to transform me daily into your likeness. I want to be more like you. Give me your Holy Spirit and make me like you, dear Jesus. Amen.

There has been a dramatic change in you. Just as Jesus promised, the Holy Spirit will come to you to give you insight and wisdom and courage and strength and words and comfort and encouragement and prayers and on and on. The gifts of the Holy Spirit will continue on in our life.