they received power to be Jesus as witnesses to the ends of the earth

Acts chapter 1 verse 1 to 11 the power of God comes upon them.

 I've just been reflecting on the section of acts again and it strikes me as I attempt to live a life of faith that my trust in the Lord Jesus Christ is completely vindicated. The Apostles in verse 7 receive the holy spirit God himself comes upon them.

This power is given to them not so that they can have a comfortable salary at the end of the month. Nor is it for their own personal growth or self actualising.  is is so that they may be witnesses both locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. They are not told come to Jesus and you will have an easy life. Than I told I'm giving you this power for you to use personally for your own benefit. No in this giving of power Jesus is constituting his earthly witness to himself. Jesus is saying you will be my witnesses because I have placed the power of God in you to witness to the world. It's not about where you witness but how you witness. The problem for us in our churches is that our lifestyles do not reflect the Gospel imperative that is to go and bear witness to the world.

My prayer is not to be God provide the money for my family however helpful that could be instead it should be make me a good witness for you Jesus locally. I think sometimes we limit ourselves to say that gospel churches must always be small. Sometimes saying this is to deny the power of the Lord Jesus Christ that he has come upon us and is empowering us to reach the world. Let's stop complaining or patting ourselves on the back for being a small gospel centred church instead let's go out there and witness for Jesus.