Acts 1
"It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority"
How often do I want to know WHEN something will happen? When a prayer I prayed will be answered? I probably wonder too much about this. It is easy to do when we are waiting for God to answer us in the way we want Him to, but that is not always the case. Often, He answers in ways we don't expect, so we really cannot say when exactly this happens.
In this instance, his followers want to know when He would give the Kingdom back to Israel. And wouldn't you know, as soon as He tells them not to worry about what only the Father knows, He ascends into Heaven.
I think this is true testament to the fact that we never know when God will answer us. We are assured that He always hears us, and He always works for our good, we just have to remember that it might not be on our time or on our schedule.
-Jenni
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This scripture reminds me that many of my prayers are not in line with God's will - even though I think they are. I'm trying hard to get away from the "grocery list"-type prayer in which I list all those things that I think I and others need or want. It is always amazing to realize that a prayer has been answer sometimes years after the asking - and in a totally different way than I asked. I praise God that we are assured that he does hear us!
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