And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
— Acts 4:31
How does God impact our world — through the daily faithful witness of His people or through extraordinary sovereign acts of His power?
The answer is actually “Yes.” The above question should not be posed as “either”/“or,” but I regularly hear two opposite opinions about how God wants to transform our world until Christ returns. On the one hand, some Chrisitans propose that we should focus on ourselves by living more devout lives and not look for God to miraculously transform our lives and our world. On the other hand, other Christians believe that our best efforts are fruitless and the only thing that will help us is a unilateral work of God’s Spirit to intervene in the affairs of humanity. In actuality, both viewpoints are correct, and it makes a big difference if we understand the correlation between them.
