SCRIPTURE: Acts (NIV) 1:1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
3 After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 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. 5 For John baptised with water, but in a few days you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.”
OBSERVATION: Luke was not one of Jesus disciples, but a physician who became a believer and followed Jesus. He wrote the gospel that bears his name and the book of Acts. Luke had come to realize that a key part of the life and ministry of Jesus was the presence of the Holy Spirit. When Luke wrote the Book of Acts, Jesus was gone. He had returned to heaven. BUT the same Holy Spirit that moved and ministered through Jesus was present, and moving, in the church!
In verse 4, Luke gives a short comment that Jesus was “eating with them.” It is a comment made by a doctor of the physical activities of the post resurrection Jesus! Jesus had risen from the dead, he had appeared through closed doors…did he need to eat? I do not know, but He did. He continued to participate in the normal things of the disciple’s lives.
APPLICATION: And today, Jesus, through the presence of the Holy Spirit, continues to participate in the mundane daily things of our life. The Holy Spirit participates with us in life. And He wants us to participate with each other in our daily lives. We do life together.
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, as you walk and talk with me, lead me to walk and talk with those around me. As I learn of you, may other learn from me. In spiritual things, may Jesus be glorified. And in non-spiritual things, like sweeping the floor, or taking out the trash, may I find you are with me and that Jesus is glorified in these things too. Amen
Pastor Leon
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