Digging Deeper~ Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11: Jesus appeared to his followers and told them about the kingdom of God for 40 days after he rose from the dead. His followers asked if he would return the kingdom back to Israel at this time? Jesus told them that only God the Father could decide on when these things would happen. Then he told them to stay in Jerusalem until the Holy spirit came upon them. then they were to be his witnesses in all the world.  As Jesus was saying this he began to raise into the sky and a cloud hid him. As they were looking up into the sky, 2 men dressed in white appeared and asked them why they they were looking up into the sky? Then they told them that Jesus would come back some day in the same way he went up. Ps. 47: Let us sing praises to God for he is king over nations, their kings,even over the earth. Eph. 1:15-23: Paul prays for the people of Ephesians that god will give them the spirit that makes them wise in the knowledge of God. That Spirit will give you great power. This is the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. God make Jess more important than any ruler & king. In fact, he made him more unimportant than anything. He put everything under his power making him king of all including his church.  Luke 24:44-53: Jesus asked his followers if they remembered all that he had told them about the fact that He must die and raise again as Moses, the prophets & Psalms has said. Well you are witnesses to the fact that this has happened. Stay in Jerusalem until the Holy spirit comes that I have promised you. then go and witness t everyone of me starting in Jerusalem. Then he lead them out of town, raised his hands and blessed them. As he was blessing them he was carried into heaven. They worshiped him and then went back into the city to stay in the temple to praise God all the times.  As we read through these verses we see that Jesus has been made king over everything because he died for our sins, & rose again. But because Jesus wanted his ministry to continue on the earth, before he went to sit at the right hand of God the Father on his throne, he told his followers to be his witnesses here on earth. But Jesus knew that they would need the Holy Spirit in them to do this great work so he told them to stay in Jerusalem until He came upon them. But afterward to start telling people about him in Jerusalem and then spread out telling it until they had done so in the whole earth. We as his followers are still being called to go & tell in all the earth.  Challenge of the day: As Jesus' followers, let us go and tell others of God 's great salvation through Jesus. Accomplishment of the day:  How did you fulfill God's command to go and tell?