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  “ And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.” Acts 4 : 29 - 30 KJV In the advent of threats in life’s social system, there are only two response options. One can either believe the threat and get pranked or believe in a force greater than the threat and pray. Unfortunately, our world of insecurity, banditry, and intimidation operate on the mindset of getting unbelievers in the superiority and sovereignty of God into slavery and manipulation; and believers are not spared from the conspiracy. Despite the amazing demonstration of the wonders of God through Peter and John before a cloud of 5,000 people, who were convinced and converted from darkness to light, the religious system in their days and intimidators didn’t bow down their threats. But the bold band (comprising Peter, John, and other...

  “ And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness .” Acts 4 : 31   Relativism and the concept of shades of grey have become the normal people’s plots and the acceptable standards of living in our society today. But in the early church, the words of God are spoken in absolute truth with boldness. For example, Peter confronted Ananias and Sapphira with this power play; and God’s immediate judgment against the people’s plots brought great fear upon the people of God. Notwithstanding, power play today is still the game of the Holy Spirit, exposing the secret things in human affairs and speaking the absolute truth with boldness. When we allow the power play again in all our interactions with the people at homes, workplaces, and the general societies, there will be boldness to promote integrity, justice and honesty towards a successful project execution. ...