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Acts 1:6&7
"6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of Him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power."

In the Gospel of Luke we read the record of Jesus telling His Disciples God's plan many times. And they just didn't believe it. After Jesus's death, the Disciples hid behind locked doors. They can't do it on their own. They need help. Luke continues his reporting in the Book of Acts. Jesus appeared to His disciples over a period of forty days, before His ascension into heaven. During this time, Jesus spoke to them about the kingdom of God, continuing His ministry. This forty-day period described in Acts one marks a crucial phase where Jesus prepared His disciples for the mission ahead. In today's verse, Jesus ordered them to "WAIT." Wait until they are Baptized by the Holy Ghost!

In today's verses, we can see the Disciples still do not understand. "they asked of Him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?" They are expecting to become princes in a NEW royal court of a NEW Jewish state. They hope to be freed from their Roman oppressors.

Jesus clarifies that the specific timing is determined by the Father and is not anyone to know. God's plans and timing are sovereign and beyond human control. The disciples were to focus on their mission of spreading the gospel rather than trying to predict or control the timing of future events. Let this verse remind us to trust in God's sovereignty and focus on our role in His plan.
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