Monday – Gospels and Acts

Reading – Acts 1

Highlight Verse:

“So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?””
‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The apostles saw Jesus crucified, buried, and raised from the dead.

They sat under His teaching for three years.

And when He was back with them just before His ascension, they wanted to know if He was finally going to kick the Romans out and restore Israel.

I’d like to say that I would have known better.

But there have been so many times when I misunderstood God’s plans.

So how do you know God’s plans?

I could say it was as simple as receiving the Holy Spirit as He spoke of before and after this verse.

That is certainly part of it.

But it goes beyond that.

It comes from listening to His teaching which now you can find in the Bible.

It comes from obedience to His commands, taking away the noise of sin that blocks hearing His Word.

And of course, it also comes from the Holy Spirit dwelling in you.

Even after all that, realize that God will reveal things as we need to hear them.

While you wait, trust Him.

He is always working all things for the good of those who love Him.

Have you ever been frustrated by having to wait for God to confirm His will in your life?
How did you know it when He did reveal His will to you?