October 12, 2015:  SOAP #2139:

Scripture:  Acts (NIV) 1:6 So when they [the disciples with Jesus] met together, they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 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.”

Observation:  Jesus said, “I cannot tell you what you want to know, BUT I HAVE SOME BETTER NEWS!   You are going to be empowered by the Holy Spirit.  Your Holy Spirit empowered life will cause you to be my witness!”   Many people today are talking about end time prophecies.  There is a temptation to try to discover what Jesus specifically said was “not for you to know.”

Application:  I need to be content to leave the “times or dates” of end time prophecies in the Fathers care and set myself to live full of the Holy Spirit.   The closer I see we are to His return, the more I should set myself to be full of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer:   Lord, forgive me for not being more concerned about being filled with Your Holy Spirit than in knowing when you are coming back to earth.  If I am walking full of your Holy Spirit, I will be ready whenever the time comes.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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