Pastor Chris
And when he had spoken these
things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of
their sight (Acts 1:9).
On that particular occasion, Jesus was talking to
His disciples and suddenly, He began to levitate from the ground. Before long,
He was a foot off the ground; the next thing they knew, He was more than a
meter off the ground, and they watched as He ascended into the clouds. No one
ever had this extraordinary experience.
The Bible tells us how God took Enoch and Elijah
away, to heaven. But Jesus ascended. They watched Him as He kept going upward
and upward into heaven. What a glorious way to leave this world. He didn’t need
any vehicle; He simply unlocked the power within Him and up He went.
While the disciples were standing there, gazing
into heaven at the wonder, two angels appeared to them and said, "Men of
Galilee, ...why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who
has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have
seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11 TLB). Now, that’s the point; He’s
coming again in like manner. This is the reason we’re preaching the Gospel
around the world; the world needs to know that He’s coming again. We have to
tell the untold about what He came to do the first time, so that when He comes
back, many will be prepared for Him, and this time, they’ll go with Him.
Halleluiah!
Prayer
Dear Father, I pray for all the saints in Christ
all over the world; that they’ll be strengthened with might in their spirits to
courageously preach the Gospel in their world. As many receive the Gospel
through them today, may the power of your Word prevail in their hearts and make
them fit to enjoy the inheritance of the saints in the Kingdom of Light, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
f u r t h e r s t u d y: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17;
Matthew 24:30
Daily Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Hebrews 11:17-40. Jeremiah
29-30
2 Year Reading Plan : 1 John 2:1-14; Ezekiel 45
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