“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,”

Acts 1:1

The above comes from the book in the Bible that is commonly called “The Acts of the Apostles”.  It could be called “The Acts of the early Christians”, or better yet, “The Acts of the early churches”, OR even better… “The Acts of what ‘Jesus began both to do and teach’”!

My point is, this book of the Bible is NOT called “The Acts of the Roman Government”, or “The Acts of the Senate”…

Do WE GET this?

We should know, I mean really know, that God rules over all men - “know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.” (Daniel 4:25), and He cares about all of mankind, and He cares about “kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” 1 Timothy 2:2.  So yes, we should pray and pray and pray…

But… But we should know that God cares just as much… dare I say God cares more, about the way His people, and His churches “act”!?

And… And so… be “with Jesus”!  In Acts these Christians were called “unlearned and ignorant”, yet everyone knew that they had been… with Jesus!  “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13

Have we been with Jesus?  Then may we act like it.  If not..?  Well… that IS our only hope…  THAT is what the book of Acts tells us!