Week 40 Acts 1
The book of Acts opens with the disciples re-connecting with the Lord. The very first question they asked him was: Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?
This turns out to be one of those situations where a guy has a question that seems crucial to him but the reality is that – all other things considered – it isn’t really a very important question at all.
The Lord’s answer would have been deflating: it is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
It’s a good reminder that there are things for me to know and there are things for me not to know. It’s like two rooms in a hallway. I can go to the Things-to-Know Room and walk in and get valuable information about certain things. But when I go to the Things-Not-to-Know Room I find the door locked.
Calendar dates are one of the things that it’d be interesting to know about. But Acts 1 reinforces the fact that there are some things – times or dates for instance – that are behind a locked door.
How many other things are locked away is hard to say. But when it comes to some questions it’s a waste of time trying to break down the door.
Note: quotes from Acts 1:6 7 (NIV). In recent news September 23 2025 was floated as a key religious date. But the day came & went without any key religious events happening.