We begin worship this week with:
So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
The Disciples had heard the promises read in the synagogue. They knew a leader would come and shepherd them back into a strong nation (Micah 4:7). They were desperate to know when.
Instead of being given times and dates, they were given . . . power.
Instead of being given times and dates, they were given . . . a task.
Today we "fact check". In antiquity, they witnessed. Two people had to deliver the same message for it to be believed.
In His absence, may we be faithful in our witness.
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