Before he returned to his Father, Jesus told his followers to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised Holy Spirit. About a week later, as recorded in Acts 2:1-24, Jesus poured on his Spirit on his people, and they began to proclaim the mighty deeds of God in different languages. After some from the crowd made fun of them, Peter explained that the gift of the Spirit indicated that the last days had arrived!
In the famous story of Daniel in the lions’ den, we learn about being blameless and see again that God reigns and rescues.
In the middle of writing about his sufferings for the church, Paul explained that the message he preached was a mystery hidden for generations...
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.
