Re:Verse passage – Acts 1:8 (day four)
Looking at our passage this week in context, the disciples were still looking for a political leader to deliver Israel from their enemies. Rather than turning inward to focus on their own nation alone, Jesus expanded their mission to reach the whole world. It was a radical plan and without the power of the Holy Spirit, would have been impossible to accomplish.
In John 14:26, Jesus told the disciples that the Holy Spirit would teach them all things and will remind them of everything He had said to them. Only the Spirit could change their narrow, nationalistic beliefs and give them a heart for the nations.
Has the Holy Spirit changed your heart and given you a heart for the nations? Have you moved beyond your narrow perspective of restoring your own nation to sharing the Gospel with the remotest parts of the world? God’s plan is still at work through the power of the Holy Spirit!
