May
Father, Jesus ascended yesterday. Today the disciples are back in Jerusalem, waiting for the promised Spirit. They're in the gap between ascension and Pentecost, between promise and fulfillment, between command and empowerment. I'm in my own gap too - between what you've promised and what
May
Yesterday Jesus ascended to heaven. Today the disciples are back in Jerusalem, as commanded, waiting for the promised Spirit. The ascension changed everything and nothing simultaneously. Jesus was gone, but his presence through the Spirit was coming. The mission was commissioned but not ye
May
This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go. He went up visibly. He'll come down visibly. The ascension guarantees the return. What I've promised, I'll fulfill. He's coming back.