This Same Jesus                                                                                                                                                                                                          Act 1:6-11

 

No time to GAZE Daydreaming

Day dreaming is wasted time and energy. It is a good mental break but it gets nothing accomplished.

The Greek World for “Gazing” is Em- Ble-mo – To Look at it Usually translated BEHOLD- To be able to see it- The word indicated that they could see him- but now he wasn’t there- QUIT LOOKING AT WHAT IS NOT THERE-

Why are you looking for Him He is not there now. He was TAKEN- He will COME (er'-khom-ahee) enter, fall or grow He will just appear and you searching for him wont help ( They Searched for Moses (Deu ) - They Searched for Elijah 2 Kngs ) – They Probably searched for Enoch (in Gen) Job 11:7 " Canst thou by searching find out God?" (1 Pet 1:11 The OT Prophets tried to Search out the meaning ot Their writings ) And the Jews tried to search out the Writings of the law & prophets John 5:39 )

We waste a lot of time trying to see what is invisible- I Can never seee those hidden 3-d picture- I am convinced that they are not there.  

No Time to Double Guess

Is Now the time- ? How are you going to do it Lord- How will we recognize the antichrist? (Like Children in the back seat of your car- "Are we almost there yet?)

Questions always breed more Questions, Doubts and complains have no place in the Chrisitan’s mind set.

No Time for GROVEL_

The flesh & It’s Power is at the best Dubious Ability maybe even Evil Ability

The Kingdom is coming The Kingdom Power is here- We cannot do Kingdom work in Human energy

Mark 9:1 "… the kingdom of God come with power."

Kingdom Power For Kingdom Preaching – Holy Ghost Power  for Holy Ghost Living- (Luke 24:49) "And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."

THIS SAME JESUS

1 Cor 1:23 But we preach Christ

Acts 8:5 Phillip Preached Christ to the Samaritans

Acts 9:2 Saul went to the synagogues and preached Christ

1 Cor 1:18 Paul Preached the cross

1 Cor 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

This same Jesus – Not the Modern day Jesus that fit convienently In your back pocket- Not the freeze dried Jesus of modern Christianity not the Mel Gibson’s Catholizied Jesus Not the 1950s jesus or the 1970’s Jesus or the 2000 Jesus but THIS SAME Jesus