Acts chapter 1 is the
first page of church history. You and I trace our spiritual ancestry to that
time. There, Jesus charges His followers with being His witnesses to the ends
of the earth. But 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.” (V8) Then He returns to heaven. Later the mighty
wind of the Holy Spirit blows into a meeting of 120 waiting, expectant
believers….and the church is born. It has been passed down from generation to
each succeeding generation until today.
And here we are. This is
our time. Today, we are Christ’s church (He continues to choose the foolish
things of the world to shame the wise, doesn’t He?)
Today, Jesus comes to us
with the same question. Will you and I, He wants to know, commit to passing on
through His church in this generation the treasure of His glorious gospel?
My brothers and sisters,
it’s time for us to say yes. Amen?
