“Verse 6, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? It’s a really amazing question. Calvin says, there are as many mistakes in that question as there are words.
It’s terrible. They just don’t get it. They don’t understand.
They don’t understand. They don’t understand. Why are they in the story?
Because they’re us. Because apart from the Spirit of God, we just don’t get it. Whatever else is going on, this is a people that don’t have understanding unless God gives it to them.
Do you see yourself in them? Only just getting started. That’s not the only thing that they lack.
They lack understanding. They also lack power. We know that because Jesus told them to wait.”
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