Acts 1:7-11

He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. (8) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (9) And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. (10) And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, (11) and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."

Oh, Lord, the power and force of the “wills” in this passage! “You will receive power,” “you will be my witnesses,” and “You will return.” The transformation and equipping, the mission and calling, and the full flowering of the Kingdom, all in one sentence. What a glorious progression promised to me.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 58

Mid-day: 119:65-72

Evening: Psalm 134

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