One More Devotional

Scripture:
Acts 1:9-14 ...read entire scripture.

Summary:
"...why do you stand here gazing up into heaven"

Devotional:
Yes Jesus is coming soon, but what are you and I to do about it. The disciples here were standing and gazing into heaven. I mean, can you really blame them. After all the Man Jesus, who they had seen crucified, laid in a tomb, resurrected, appearing on an off to them, now speaks to them for one last time. Right in front of their eyes he physically is taken up into a cloud. Remarkable stuff. Then two men in white apparel... hmmm, I wonder who they could be? Either angels, painters, ice cream salesmen or...Col. Sanders (those are about the only people I know who wear white all the time). My belief is they were angles, told them to snap out of it.. Jesus would be back, and He would come back in the same manner He left..... in a cloud. They were given the news right then. He was not gone a few seconds and a promise of His return was given. So what did the disciples do. They stopped gazing, or looking with their EYES and began to prepare and LOOK with their HEART through PRAYER. They also got busy with the last command Jesus gave to them and that was loving each other and reaching the world.I think it would be a good idea if we did the same thing. Look (watch) for His return through prayer, and give ourself to the great commission. Our assignment is to be about the Father's business.Jesus is coming.... but we must see Him with our heart before we see Him with our eyes. We must receive Him in our heart before He is received again on earth. Jesus is coming.... can you SEE it??

Prayer:
To keep our eyes on Jesus