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Today's Encouraging Words
Wait On the Lord
“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.’ So when they met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He said to them: ‘It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’” (Acts 1:4-11)
When Jesus was about to ascend into heaven, he did not instruct his disciples to go out and preach the Gospel right away. Rather, he charged them to wait and remain in Jerusalem until they were endowed with power to continue his ministry. They obeyed and while they were gathered on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, in accord with the promise of Christ, descended upon them.
Peter preached a powerful message, calling upon his hearers to repent and believe the Gospel. As a result, three thousand persons were converted. Thus began the Christian church. As we think about Pentecost, we do well to remember the disciples' obedience to Christ's direction to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Had they sought to proclaim the Gospel without the Spirit, they would have failed. But because they were willing to wait for the Holy Spirit, many have come to know God.
Likewise, if we wait on the Lord, we too shall receive power of the Holy Spirit and be fully equipped to do what God asks of us.
Trust In Him
I shall put my trust and hope in Christ because I know His unfailing love falls afresh on me every minute!
Have A Great God Day!
Wait On the Lord
“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.’ So when they met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He said to them: ‘It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’” (Acts 1:4-11)
When Jesus was about to ascend into heaven, he did not instruct his disciples to go out and preach the Gospel right away. Rather, he charged them to wait and remain in Jerusalem until they were endowed with power to continue his ministry. They obeyed and while they were gathered on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, in accord with the promise of Christ, descended upon them.
Peter preached a powerful message, calling upon his hearers to repent and believe the Gospel. As a result, three thousand persons were converted. Thus began the Christian church. As we think about Pentecost, we do well to remember the disciples' obedience to Christ's direction to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Had they sought to proclaim the Gospel without the Spirit, they would have failed. But because they were willing to wait for the Holy Spirit, many have come to know God.
Likewise, if we wait on the Lord, we too shall receive power of the Holy Spirit and be fully equipped to do what God asks of us.
Trust In Him
I shall put my trust and hope in Christ because I know His unfailing love falls afresh on me every minute!
Have A Great God Day!
