Luke 24: 44-53
44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
46 Then He said to
them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to
suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and
remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these
things. 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you;
but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on
high.”
50 And He led them
out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 Now it came to pass, while He blessed
them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. 52 And
they
worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in
the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.
- Thank You Lord for opening our understanding to comprehend the Scriptures. This has been and is being made possible by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Thank You for Your blessings upon us and in our lives – Salvation, physical, etc.
- Thank You Lord for the grace to worship You with great joy continually.
- Thank You for the verse 46, 45 and verse 50 of my life. I praise You for Your faithfulness in bringing me unto You through the power of Your Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!!
However, Lord,
the core/heart of my walk with You is in vs 47, 48 and 49.
- Lord, I am asking, “At what point of verse 52-53 did John 21 happen to Peter and six other disciples?”
- Is it possible that they were so excited about all the expositions and understanding of the Scriptures; and the joy they felt after He had blessed them, that they felt a few days of praise and worship in the temple was an indication of the presence of the Holy Spirit and they could go back to their jobs?
- Thank You Lord for coming back (even after You had been taken to Heaven) for these brethren. We would not have had the book of Acts if You had not stepped in to remind Peter of his call and assignment – all the souls that brought us the complete gospel would not have been won, the purpose of Christ coming to our world would have been defeated simply because of failure to wait to receive the baptism of HOLY SPIRIT.
PRAYER:
- Search me, O Lord, and see if and where my soul has departed from Your purpose for my life in Kingdom labour at this daybreak and like You helped Peter, please help me. Do whatever is needful to bring me back fully into my call in You. (Luke 14:26-35)
- Please fill any/all lapses in my decluttering from dead works so I can move in the power of the Holy Spirit at my post in this revival.
- Please Lord, go after Your Peters out there who should be feeding the sheep but are chasing shadows and majoring in minors. Bring them back, Lord, to the place of tarrying for the baptism of the Holy Spirit so they can be sent to their post.
- Pray for the Peters in your home/circle of influence; mention them by name.
- Lord, we pray for Your Church that You purchased with Your precious blood poured out for her at Calvary. We are sorry that we deviated from the pattern we saw/read in the first Century Church, making Your people ‘weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherds’ (Matt. 9:36)
- Holy Spirit, please come and brood over Your Church to expose and do away with all the darkness, formlessness and powerlessness that has characterised her for so long.
- Bring form, order and the Life Light back to us, precious Holy Spirit.
Let this barrenness rejoice to own Your fertilizing power. Amen.
