“Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11) We have before us one of the clearest teachings about the return of Jesus…
“When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after…
Until that glorious day when Jesus takes us home, we are to be content to walk by faith and not sight. Yet always looking upward for our redemption draws nigh!
At all times, our focus needs to be on our own behavior in comparison to Jesus. He is the standard.
We should have a sound mind that knows Satan hates us but Jesus wins, — every single time.
At first glance, some might think that in this passage Jesus is fed up with fighting against the Pharisees and joins in their overtly racist attitudes towards anyone that is not a Jew. Let me assure, that is not the case.