---READY FOR HIS RETURN ~~ ARE YOU READY?

Luke 24:50-53 (NIV®)
When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.

--In Acts 1:10-11, Luke adds one more detail to his account of Jesus’ ascension: “They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ‘Men of Galilee,’ they said, ‘why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven’” (NIV®). I believe Jesus will appear not just on the Earth in general, but specifically on the Mount of Olives. Whenever I go there, I always start my visit with a little glance up. You never know; that just might be the day! I don’t want to be caught unprepared for Jesus’ return, so I’ve made it my purpose to be ready for that day. How about you? Are you ready?
["There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." --[ACTS 4:12]

THINK ABOUT IT
Are you reluctant at times to look forward to Jesus’ return because there are things you want to see, experience, know, or accomplish beforehand? Release those desires to the Lord and begin to identify with the next to the last verse in Revelation: “Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!”

PRAYER
--"Heavenly Father, there are things I still want to accomplish in life, but more than I desire achievements, I long for the return of Jesus. Help me to be ready, waiting, and expectantly looking for His arrival. In His name, I pray. "Even so, Come Lord Jesus!" Amen."
Blessings,
Pastor Allen Jackson--"Only You" (lyric video) // Phillips, Craig, Dean // <https://youtu.be/tZHg0U3qjoI>
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