Thursday 25th
(Ascension Day)
Bible Reading: Acts. 1: 1 - 11
Topic: You Are My Witnesses
It is very clear from the
opening verse of Acts. 1 that Jesus did what He taught.
Can that be said of us
today as Christians?
In Romans 2: 21, Paul
challenged the Jews: "You therefore, who teach another, do you teach
yourself? You who preach a man should not steal, do you steal?
It is evil for one to do in secret what one condemns in public
It is evil for one to do in secret what one condemns in public
Up till this point, the
disciples had not gotten their priorities right. They were still expecting
Jesus to establish an earthly Kingdom of Israel, they asked whether He would
not drive out the Romans and give them political freedom (v. 6)
Jesus re-ordered their priorities by reiterating their assignment which was to preach to the world about Him and make disciples.
Jesus re-ordered their priorities by reiterating their assignment which was to preach to the world about Him and make disciples.
He gave instruction that
they should wait for the gift of the Power of the Holy Spirit to help them
achieve this task.
Our primary assignment as
Christians, whether we are ordained or laity is to be Jesus' witnesses wherever
we find ourselves in our daily pursuits. Everything else is secondary and
eternity will judge the usefulness of our stay here as citizens of God's
Kingdom in light of how well we carried out that assignment.
Prayer
Lord help me to be a
productive citizen of Your Kingdom, Amen
Memory Verse: Acts. 1: 8
"But ye shall receive
Power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses
unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria and unto the
uttermost part of the earth"
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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