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我们从《使徒行传》中记载的这样的段落中了解到，彼得和其他信徒并没有创造出这些神迹的时刻，这些都是圣灵的工作。还记得我们曾经说过《使徒行传》是关于圣灵的工作吗？是的，我们在这里充分看到圣灵大能的工作。

彼得等人只是被圣灵带领进入这些纯粹令人敬畏的时刻。谁能想到圣灵如此有力地充满外邦人，以至他们开始“说方言，赞美神”呢？

我们需要思考的是，如果我们试图制造某种特定的敬拜体验，或者我们仅仅通过遵循某种教会的规范来达到特定的效果，我们就是在依靠自己的力量和悟性行事了。但如果我们遵循圣灵指引的方向，就会获得极大的能力。在这个故事中，我不禁会心一笑，彼得这个风风火火的人，与倾泻涌流的大能几乎没有关系。他只是在作见证，当他“还说这话”的时候，神的灵就带着改变生命的大能到来了。

当然，在这种时候，我们只需要相信神有更好的心意或计划，我们需要敞开心扉接受圣灵的带领和能力。这就是敬畏之心所在。

One thing we learn from passages like this one in the book of Acts is that Peter and other believers did not create these moments. It was all the work of the Holy Spirit. Remember when we said earlier that Acts is all about the Holy Spirit? Well, we see the Spirit on full display here.

Peter and the others were simply led by the Spirit into these moments of pure awe. Who could have imagined the Spirit filling Gentiles so powerfully here that they began “speaking in tongues and praising God”?

We need to consider that if we try to create a certain kind of worship experience, or we aim for certain results by just following some model of doing church, we are relying on our own strength and understanding. But if we rely on the Spirit for direction, there is great power. It makes me smile that in this story Peter, who was a guy who liked to make things happen, had very little to do with the outpouring of power here. He was simply being a witness, and while he “was still speaking,” the Spirit of God came on the scene with life-changing power.

Surely there are times when we need simply to trust that God has a better idea or plan, and we need to be open to the leading and the power of the Holy Spirit. This is where awe resides.