DCLM Sincere Milk 4 May 2023 — Jesus is Coming Back
DCLM Sincere Milk 4 May 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Jesus is Coming Back
Topic: Jesus is Coming Back
Text: Acts 1:4-11
5For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Key Verse: “… this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11b
Message
For forty days after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples at different times. They never knew exactly when or where He would appear next. One day, while talking to His disciples, Jesus was simply taken up into the sky and disappeared into the clouds. And that was the last time they saw Him on earth. The stunned disciples stared intently into the sky, then without warnings, two men in white clothe stood beside them and asked why they were looking up there. The angelic beings explained that Jesus would someday return to the world the same way He left in a sudden, unexpected and amazing way.
At His second coming, Jesus would take over the government of this world and bring perfect peace. Hatred, greed, jealousy, fighting and all ungodly things will come to an end. Jesus has revealed the awesome power of God and how different heaven would be from the earth. Repent of your naughty ways so as to be with Jesus in His kingdom when He comes back to take His friends to heaven.
Further Reading: Revelation 19:11-16
Prayer for today: Lord, I look forward to the day you will return. Make me worthy to go with you.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
