Good Morning Friends,
Sometimes the most godly thing we can do is
wait for God.
The apostles had seen the resurrected Jesus. Some
of them had watched Him die. They had seen Him placed in the tomb. Then Sunday
came and they knew the tomb was empty and they saw Jesus alive.
Over a period of 40 days, Jesus appeared to
them several times. The last time they saw Him, they watched as He ascended
back to heaven before their very eyes. What they had seen had emboldened them.
They were ready to tell others about Jesus. They were ready to proclaim Him Lord
to all who would hear. But, Jesus said to wait!
“After his suffering, he showed himself to
these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to
them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. On one
occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: ‘Do not leave
Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me
speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be
baptized with the Holy Spirit.’” (Acts 1:3-5)
Jesus told them to wait on God. They weren’t
to start preaching. They were just to wait for God. And that’s what they did. They
gathered together in an upper room and they waited for God and they prayed for
Him to come. Of course, He did come, just as Jesus promised He would. With miraculous
power, God came! And when He came, then He sent them out preaching in His
strength, not in their own strength.
Sometimes waiting on God is the most godly
thing we can do! Of course, when He comes and tells us to move, then it’s time
to stop waiting and start moving -- but that’s another story, that’s a lesson
for another day. Today’s lesson is to wait when God says wait.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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