In the book of Acts, the Apostles are distinguished by their force of character....In the early days they were timid, pliable, unfaithful. In supreme crises they deserted their Master and fled. They were as reeds shaken by the wind. The wind that blew upon them, the keen, perilous winds of persecution, made these disciples bend before the blast. They were negative, hesitant, uncertain, altogether lacking in persistent force.
But after the events of Acts 2, the timid and fearful Apostles have become positive and affirmative. There is nothing lax about them, nothing wavering, nothing yielding. Their characters have become strong, and steady, and effective: they have force of character--light and heat.
They have light in the sense of clarity of purpose, and heat--the fire of a quenchless enthusiasm. And they certainly had this fire in glorious strength and abundance. There is no cold or lukewarm patch.
“We must obey God rather than man.” This strong imperative rings throughout all their doings and all their speech. They have heat, and they have light--and so do you!
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