CHRISTIANS’ UTTERMOST TASK: Devotion for Thursday April 14, 2016
Text: Act 1:6 – 11 Memory verse: v 8
One of the basic teachings Jesus gave His disciples was on the Kingdom of God or Kingdom of heaven as some gospels present it. When Jesus was crucified, their hope of ruling with Him as He promised seemed to be dashed. However, when He resurrected, that hope came alive. On the day of His ascension, they came up with the question as we have in Acts 1:6. The disciples, like every other Jew, expected the Messiah's kingdom to be partly secular at least. This had been their understanding. However, Jesus in answering their question in 1:6 redirected their minds to what would be their uttermost task as disciples. Jesus turned away their thoughts from their worldly inquiries to the spiritual office and work for which they are about to be furnished from on high with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
As present day disciples, we also have this task. The heart of God is soul winning and anyone who has that passion always receives the backing of God. Most times we lose this vision and begin to seek and crave for earthly things. This made Peter to remind us in 1 Pet 2:9, 10 of what we are, here on earth. Desire for earthly possessions led the disciples into making the enquiry. Today many of us are so consumed by our quest for worldly possessions like cars, food, job, money, etc, that we have lost focus of why we are Christians. Are you fulfilling your task as a Christian? Act today.
Action: As you go out today, ensure you preach to someone you will meet.
Prayer: God, redirect my mind into what you have called me to do for you as a Christian in Jesus name.
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