Acts 1:3 (NLT)
After his suffering, he presented himself
to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them
over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
During the forty days after his suffering Jesus appeared to the
apostles. Jesus death and the events immediately before are summerised by a
single word: suffering. Suffering was to be a common experience in the early
church, something doctor Luke the author of Acts would see face to face. The
gospel accounts speak of what Jesus suffered by describing the events. They do
not try to imagine what Jesus felt. We must not forgot the suffering of our
rescuer or the reason for it. Jesus spoke to the disciples after the resurrection
about the Kingdom of God. Jesus was concerned that God’s reign and kingship
would be recognised and experienced throughout the world. Jesus knew that would
mean suffering for his disciples and Jesus had given them an example to follow and
inspire them.
Father may we not
hold back in following you whatever that means.
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