The Ascension of Our Lord

Speaker: Pastor Raleigh Sims


Scripture Focus: Acts 1:1–11


Description: “I’ll see you soon!” So says the
parent, spouse, or friend leaving for an errand or a short trip,
with certainty that time together will soon be had again. “I’ll
see you soon!” so says Jesus as He departs and ascends into
heaven. And though it has not been hours or days or even weeks,
rather nearly two thousand years later, we still hold to the
certainty of His promise that we shall see Him again soon at His
time. Until that day, though, we are wise to not stay looking up
into the sky, as the disciples began to do long ago. Rather, we
heed His mission to make disciples and keep ourselves prepared
for that day. Even as we long to see Him soon, we know that Jesus
is enough for us every day, and we take comfort in the fact that
our ascended Lord Jesus remains present with us now, in this
life, even amid troubles and trials. We hold on to His promises
by the faith given, and we anticipate that joyful day when He
will come again in the same way He was taken up into heaven.