Jesus Is Coming

Can you imagine what it must have been like for those 40 days in
between the time Jesus rose from the grave and his ascension? We
only have a few snippets of the euphoria that surrounded the
followers of Jesus. Acts 1 gives us some insight as to their
mindset. The Disciples believed that Jesus was going to usher in
the fully realized Kingdom of God. There would be no more death, no
more pain, and no more oppression. But in the middle of the
euphoria and joy, Jesus says a couple of final words and begins to
rise up into heaven. The disciples were very confused. They just
stood there staring into heaven. It took two angels dressed in
white to get everyone moving again! The writings of the New
Testament demonstrate to us that the earliest Christians lived in
expectancy. They really believed that Jesus would return at any
moment. Christians are called to live as if Jesus will return at
any moment. If we lived like this we could change the world! We
must be living in expectancy because when Jesus returns he will
make all things new, punish the wicked, reward the righteous, and
bring the final resurrection.