Many want endorsement through signs and wonders, after all-
God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him.
Acts 2:22
Yet we forget that endorsement was not enough
Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.
Acts 2:23
When we are right in our own eyes we will stop at nothing to arrange the world in our image – even at the cost of the Way the Truth and the Life.
But God … raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.
Acts 2:24
The Father’s sovereign power was so much greater than we people in our arrogance could produce. Not even death was enough to stop Jesus.
Now he is exalted to the place of highest honour in heaven, at God’s right hand.
Acts 2:33
When we want endorsement, we are in danger of becoming conceited and arrogantly arranging the world in our image. Let us rather exalt Jesus to the highest place and acknowledge that he alone is sovereign, no matter what appearances are.
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