Acts 1:8 (part three)
“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, SAMARIA, AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.”
Jesus lays out the plan of being His witness and this book follows the path, the disciples follow Jesus’ plan, and we also should follow His plan. God’s goal is for His Kingdom to grow, to expand, and advance
This is the pathway
And progression
Of being a witness
With Jesus and
For Jesus
Many people desire to go across the world to be a witness for Jesus, even though they have never even crossed their own street as a witness for Jesus. We should not be exporting that to different areas of the world. We start with our own family, and make disciples with those closest to us. This lines up with the original disciple making plan of family, then we move into the neighborhood, our co-workers, and city. We progress from their to the state, the nation and then to the ends of the earth. We are called to go across the world, but it starts with our own homes and stepping out and crossing our own street. Father God, allow me to never lose sight of Your plan and progression. Help me to see You moving in my family, neighborhood, city and beyond, and then join You in Your mission to reach lost souls, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
ACTION: Evaluate my Jerusalem, and progress from there.