Devo Acts 1:6-14

Acts Chapter 1:6-14

6So when they met together, they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to
restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7He said to them: “It is not for you to know the
times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9After he said this, he
was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10They
were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men
dressed in white stood beside them. 11”Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you
stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you
into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a
Sabbath day’s walk from the city. 13When they arrived, they went upstairs to the
room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew;
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and
Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14They all joined together constantly
in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his
brothers.

Meditation:
1. Witnessing to others about Jesus is not to show what we can do for God but
to tell what God has done for us. Jesus instructed His disciples to witness to
the world, but they must first wait for the Holy Spirit.
2. Similarly, when God entrusts me with a task, I need to first depend on the
power of the Holy Spirit. Do I like to get ahead of God and try to depend on
my own abilities and enthusiasm, not knowing that WAITING is also part
of God’s plan?
3. Pray for the Holy Spirit to show me specific areas where I am “impatient to
wait” and have gone ahead of God with my own ideas of what is good.

Personal Note:
Without the guidance of the Holy Spirit, there is no power.  I am doing God's work and I am to expect God's help and guidance throughout.  I am to be a witness of what has done for me.  What has God done to me?  In the past, he led me away from my selfish/sinful lifestyle of just living for my own self comfort and security to a new way of living.  He led me to live for Him, live for the blessing of people around me.
Lately, he brought more student leaders and friends to Crossroad.  He is giving me peace and direction in the midst of preparing for my next season of life.

God entrusted me with the task of leading young people to become mature disciples in Christ.
Do I just go ahead with my previous experiences and whatever I feel like?
Do I WAIT and PRAY, trusting that the Holy Spirit will guide me to lead in a manner that pleases God!!!

Here is my to do list and please pray that I wait and pray as I plan and work on the following tasks:
-Baptism/Foundations course
-Grade 12/College retreat
-Outreach to students in BOSS
-Sharing faith/follow up with friends in Crossroad
-Worship service planning
-Crossroad activities planning
-Preparation of doctrinal interview