12/05/2021
WAIT
Acts 1:4-8
4. And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to *wait* for the Promise of the Father, โwhich,โ He said, โyou have heard from Me; 5. for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.โ 6. Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, โLord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?โ 7. And He said to them, โIt is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.โ
I can imagine the sense of comfort and relief from the disciples after Jesus's Resurrection and Him showing Himself up to them for forty days.
They were surely comforted that their Messiah was true and was in their midst and will surely restore even the Kingdom back to Israrel. Little did they know that they were about to loose what was in their thoughts, that is, Him in the flesh but this time receive another Promise Who was going to be with them forever, the Holy Spirit.
Not much was expected from them but to *wait* for the Promise, the Holy Spirit. It was not said *how long was the wait*, they again had to cultivate patience as they waited in prayer for the Holy Spirit.
Jesus had made it clear that it was not for them to know the times that the Father has put in His own authority but their duty was to *wait* for the fulfillment of the Promise.
Some of our struggles and challenges these days are also about waiting for the promises of the Lord, waiting patiently and prayerfully in God. This is so difficult indeed.
Whatever promise it may be, God will surely accomplish it, He is a faithful God, wait upon the Lord, I say WAIT.
DON'T LEAVE JERUSALEM.
Blessings and love to you all
Apostle DrBSondezi