Acts 1:6-8
6So when they had come together, they were asking Him,
saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to
Israel?” 7He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs
which the Father has fixed by His own authority; 8but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
The Ascension Acts 1:9-11
9And after He had said these
things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him
out of their sight. 10And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going,
behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11They also said, “Men of
Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will
come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”
We are shown this so many times...”the goodbye to say hello”
again. The seasons of Creation show us
the sleeping of the land, the time for a short “goodbye” towards Winter until
Spring comes joyfully giving us a “hello”.
The caterpillar spins itself for the short time of “goodbye” until
suddenly it bursts open with wings to fly lifting the “hello again”. The ice of glaciers frozen solid in their
“good bye”, slowly melt to give the waterways a new ripple of water, in their
“hello again”.
I used to say to my daughters when they became teary eyed
upon leaving them at their school...Mommy must say “goodbye for now”....and
then later I can say “hello again”. They
would smile, knowing that I would be there later.
Our days end is one filled with a cataclysm “goodbye” of the
sun setting, in colors of His rainbow...the night is lighted by His stars
awaiting the promise of the new day. The
“hello again” is His bright sun rise in the morning full filling our new day of
joy!
Working at Hospice and helping those whose loved ones have
died...I remind them...everyone will need to say “goodbye” to be able to say
“hello again”. Somehow, this brings them
some peace realizing the truth of His Promise.
John 14:2-4 JESUS
said....
…2"In My Father's
house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I
go to prepare a place for you. 3"If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and
receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. 4"And you know the
way where I am going."
Read it again...His
“goodbye” to say “hello again”.... “Jesus, who has been taken up
from you into Heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go
into heaven.”
He went as a lamb...He will return as a
Lion. He will say “HELLO AGAIN”!
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