Acts 1:9-26
Being a close follower of Jesus was...an adventure. The apostles have been spending time with Jesus after his resurrection. But as we get to Acts 1:9-26, that time with Jesus on earth comes to an end. Jesus tells the apostles about the coming of the Holy Spirit and then he ascends to heaven. Now as you can imagine, the apostles are stunned. And then adding to the situation, two angels tell them Jesus will come again in the same manner. So how do the apostles respond? Incredibly. They prayed as a group, they relied on scripture to determine a course of action and then prayed again for guidance regarding the action they were taking.
What does this passage show us about the importance of prayer and knowing God's Word? Did you find anything from Acts 1:9-26 that you could put into practice? Tami W.
Oh, if only I were as smart as they were and pray BEFORE making a decision. Instead, I often blunder thru the process then pray for the Lord to get me out of the mess I created. And other times when I pray, I get impatient and decide to handle it myself and, once again, pray the Lord will get me out of my mess. I pray for wisdom and patience.
V.14, (They gather frequently to pray as a group). That was their power, their strengh. I need to do that with my family, give thanks to our Savior Jesus Christ. And wait for his coming. Amen!
I have read this scripture many times but being asked what I learned I realized they drew lots to replace Judas. And that was biblical. That just tells me that there is another way of choosing prayerfully what to do. Interesting.
i have being a christian for sometime now i have not receive the gift of the Holy Spirit has yet and i have being asking god what i am doing worng. But reading the Scripture Acts 2 i have realize that i too have to Wait upon the Holy Spirit. I know that the Holy Spirit live within me i have felt his present time and time again. I know now that i too have to WAIT upon my Heaven father and continute to pray constantly and lean on him at all time. Please pray for that i will Wait on the Father at all time.
Victoria, we'd love to pray for you, so thank you for sharing. Tami W.
This has shown me how powerful prayer is and I myself know for a fact that prayer is powerful as i have experienced it many times for myself. But somehow............when i know i need to pray especially when a situation arises i dont feel to and i dislike that so much. I think this passage has just reminded me of God's will for my life. So i will pursue.