. . . tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high —Luke 24:49
Why do we tarry? Come on. Admit it. We are tarrying. We know there are things we should be doing. We have marching orders and are not moving. Why do we tarry? The disciples had to tarry, staying in Jerusalem until the day of Pentecost, not only for their own preparation but because they had to wait until the Lord was actually glorified. And as soon as He was glorified, what happened? “Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear” ( Acts 2:33 ). The statement in John 7:39 — “. . . for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified”— does not pertain to us. The Holy Spirit has been given; the Lord is glorified— our waiting is not dependent on the providence of God, but on our own spiritual fitness.
So our tarrying is without excuse. Christ has commanded and equipped us. We need to make a move. Once we begin to move, once we take the first tiny step, it becomes much easier. Our faith increases with each step as we finally begin to live as His as was always intended. Remember we are not called to exist “in the Spirit” but to “walk in the Spirit.” We need to be moving.
With movement in the Spirit comes blessing.
Tarry No More and Be blessed.
Nick
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