Worthy Brief - 1/16/2026
Friend, sent and read everywhere: a spirit-filled life that carries revival!
Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
A living epistle is never meant to remain private -- it is meant to be sent. God writes His message on our lives by the Spirit so that it may be carried into every place He sends us. Revival was never designed to be confined to gatherings or buildings; it is meant to travel through people. We are witnesses not only by proclamation, but by presence. Wherever we go, our lives are being read, and the Spirit is making His appeal through us.
Yeshua (Jesus) promised power when the Holy Spirit comes, not so believers could remain hidden, but so they could be unleashed. The Spirit empowers us not only to live transformed lives, but to live visible, Spirit-filled ones. Our obedience carries authority. Our faith carries testimony. Our endurance carries hope. When the Spirit fills a life, that life becomes a moving altar—carrying the fire of God into ordinary spaces where hearts are ready to awaken.
Revival moves at the speed of obedience. God places His people strategically --- into workplaces, homes, cities, and nations -- so that His message can reach those He loves through lives He has set ablaze. A Spirit-filled believer does not need a platform; they carry one. Their presence provokes hunger, their faith stirs conviction, and their love makes room for encounter. Revival is read in everyday faithfulness long before it is celebrated publicly.
The final expression of identity is availability. When we say yes to God’s timing, placement, and assignment, our lives become open letters -- read in moments we never anticipated, by people we never planned to reach. A life fully yielded to the Spirit becomes a vessel through which revival flows.
Friend, go where the Spirit sends you and stand where He positions you. Carry the fire of God into every place you step. Live openly, faithfully, and courageously. Let your life be read without apology. You are written by the Spirit, filled with power, and sent for revival. Walk forward as a living epistle -- seen, read, and known -- until Yeshua is revealed everywhere you go and hearts awaken to the living God.
Shabbat Shalom ... have a great weekend ... and we'll see you first thing on Monday!
Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
George & Baht Rivka (Southern Florida)
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