Scripture text for Thursday, April 8th, 2010: Acts 1:1-1:11
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I read a book in College that God used in a powerful way to change the way I viewed my role in his Kingdom and it fits like a hand in glove with the passage we read for today. The book was In the Gap by David Bryant. One of the most powerful parts of the book is the case he makes for all Christians to be “World Christians” which sounds of course very much like what Jesus says in this passage to his disciples before he ascends into heaven. He tells them, “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on” them and “you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). This is a declarative statement on Jesus’ part, meaning he is simply telling them what their role is and how they will be viewed. And so the question becomes, how do I see myself and my role? Is it consistent with what Jesus says here?