Acts 1:6
So when they met together, they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Prior to the Spirit coming on them there was only one thing on their minds. That was the removal of Roman oppression over Israel. They of course had misunderstood the kingdom that Jesus was speaking about. Without the Spirit there is always misunderstandings of the things of God.
So when they met together what would they talk about? Surely the only thing on their mind was his resurrection experience, that in itself raises so many questions even for us today. How was it? Where did Jesus go? Why did he come back to life? But nothing of that was asked. Instead their thoughts were focused not on Him but on them. When will it be easier for us? When do we win? When are we going to rise?
But again, remember, this was prior to the Spirit.
An indicator of the need of the Spirit is whether a person is talking about Him or themselves. An indicator of the need of the Spirit is that prayers are about the benefit of the person who prays and are not prayers about the will of God.
This is why we need more of the Spirit.
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