Tag: great commission

When the disciples asked Jesus when he would restore the kingdom of Israel, Jesus answered them,

It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. (Acts 1:7)

I don’t suppose a lot of people nowadays are asking when Jesus will restore the kingdom of Israel.

Probably the big question on a lot of people’s minds is when this whole Covid thing will come to an end.

But I suspect Jesus’ answer to us wouldn’t be much different from his answer to his disciples. “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.”

There is comfort in those words. God, by his own authority, has decided exactly how long this time will last. And when he says, “cease,” it will cease.

So what do we do in the meantime? Remember our mission.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (8)

It is so easy to become self-centered in these times. To get wrapped up in our own worries and concerns.

But God calls us to look outward to a dying world, and by the power of his Holy Spirit, to be his witnesses and make a difference.

So let us be praying, “Holy Spirit, fill me with your power. Help me to be your witness to those around me. And Father, may your kingdom come in their lives as I touch them.”