The Lord's ascending

‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’”(Jn.20:17)

These words the Lord said to Mary, that she will say it to His disciples.
We remember the last meeting of Christ with His disciples in Galilee on mountain.
After His resurrection the Lord 40 days being seen by them. Why? To incourage His apostles.

1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.(Acts 1:1-5 NKJV)

And the Lord JESUS blessed His disciples and began to ascend to heaven.
The first incouraging thing is what the Lord said to Mary: I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.
Now here the Lord says My Father and your Father, My God and your God.

Thought about ascending
His ascending after His resurrection again confirmed that He is Lord and God. The Lord could return to Father as invisible to disciples. But the Lord not done like this. Every disciple on the mountain has seen how the Lord ascend.

This is strong evidence that the Lord Jesus - He is God and He is the one to Whom obeys even the physical laws of gravity. O, Yes! Not just gravity! We remember how the Lord walk on the sea(Mt.14:26).

Or another place where wind and wave obey Jesus.

22 Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out. 23 But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!”(Lk.8:22-24).

So mighty Lord Jesus we believe and He is our Lord and our God. Ans so mighty Lord Jesus He love's all people. He love's me and you.

If you accept Him - you are His child.

If you not accept the Lord into you heart, you can do it right now.

Through prayer you can ask Jesus to come to your life:

You can pray with me: Dear Lord JESUS! Thank you that You are Lord of all.

Please come into my heart, forgive all my sins, be my Lord and Saviour,

And I pray in Jesus Christ name, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

My friend if you accept Him into your heart then you became His child. You can come to the nearest evangelical church, read His Word Bible and pray every day. God love's you. Blessings...

Mrk.16:19

19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

Acts 1:9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

Heb.9:24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

Christ before his disciples after He had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven.

He entered into heaven itself.

He entered as:

1. A victor.

Whole His life on the earth was victory.

2. He entered into heaven as a Person who fulfilled whole God's Will.

We remember His Word: "My food, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. (Jn.4:34)

“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”(Lk.22:42)

3. Also he entered into heaven as conqueror. He defeated devil in the desert 40 days; In His life; In Gethsemany and on Calvary;

4. He entered as conqueror of hade and death. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. (Rev.1:8,18)

5. He entered into heaven and appeared in the presence of God FOR US (Hebr.9:24); As a Mediator(Intercessor) "It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession FOR US"(Rom.8:34). " Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them". (Heb.7:25) (TO MAKE INTERCESSION IN HEAVEN FOR US)

6. He entered into heaven to send His Holy Spirit to us.

“But now I go away to Him who sent Me...7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.(Jn.16:5,7)

7. He entered into heaven to prepare a place for us. 1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And 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. (Jn.14:1-3)

Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, thank you that You done all for us. Even Your entering into heaven was also for us. Thank you Lord Jesus. Amen

Mrk.16

14 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

The Lord appeared to 11 disciples and He rebuked their unbelief. And the Lord said that they will preach the gospel to EVERY CREATURE. Here is unchanging truth: v.16.He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Truth is truth.
He gives His Authority to His disciples and through it we understand that He gives His Authority to all who believes in Him: v.17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.
And look v.20. Disciples said yes to fulfill Great Comission. And we read: 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
1. They went out.
2. Preached everywhere.
3. And when they went out and preached everywhere the Lord working with them.
Obeying to His Great Comission and the result the Lord working with them.
4. And confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

God's Will that the Gospel will be preached to EVERY CREATURE. So therefore when we know what our Lord said to us, then we can go boldly and share right in the place where we are. Discpiles heard the Lord cleare: EVERY CREATURE, and the result apostles preached EVERYWHERE. With other words to preach the Gospel of Jesus EVERYWHERE wherevere our feet comes. Be blessed

Authority of the Lord JESUS

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (MT.28:18-20)

I.The Lord's Authority. Så High or Most High. Nothing & no one over Him. His Authority in heaven and on earth. It will be all what He will.
II. Three thing: 1.Making disciples of all the nations(no matter nationality). 2.Baptizing. 3. Teaching. All these 3things is important.

Look: In teaching. Teaching them to observe ALL THINGS that I have COMMANDED you. Look also the Word that the Lord said: I have COMMANDED...He not ask, but Commanded.
So 3 points of the Great Comission:making disciples, baptizing, teaching...
And also teach people to observe ALL THINGS, not half. With other words to teach them all truth that the Lord Jesus has commanded. And we Christ followers are responsible to do all 3 things with whole heartly and in full measure. May the Lord will bless us in obeying and in fullfiling to His Great Comission, Blessings...

Calvary

The Calvary cross is enough high ladder for to go to heaven for every one...It reaches heaven from the earth. The Calvary cross is the only tree that can take us through the stormy sea of life and deliver us to the quiet coast of heaven. All what has happend in whole history from Adam, Israel and prophets, up to Calvary it was a preperation for Calvary, and all after Calvary it was the explanation of His Mighty Act in Calvary. So Calvary is the Centrum of all God's history on the earth. Amen

1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. (Phil.2:1-2)

Ap.Paul experienced much difficulties in his life. But he always was filled with His joy, he was rich with His love. But also he writing to Philipians that if they have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if they have any comfort from his love(AGAPE), if any fellowship with the Holy Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion then make my joy complete... When we His followers have His love and joy and fellowship with the Holy Spirit, and tenderness and compassion then we through Him can make others joy complete. :)

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebr.11:6)
To please God possible only through faith. And God Father rewards those who earnestly seek him with faith.

Faith is the channel that through it we may take the grace of God.
Faith it is a hand that takes heavenly treasures from heaven to earth.

Our personal faith will be strengthened when our faith focused on the Word of God and prayer. Amen :)

The greatest thing that we may do to please God - is to believe in JESUS.

Faith

Faith first looks to God, and then on the situation, but not first on the situation and after God...

Without the Holy Spirit, we are not able to live a victorious life and to serve effectively the Lord.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Joy. (Gal.5:22; Rom.14:17). The Holy Spirit is the Person Who builds up the Kingdom of God on the Earth, Who prepares people for Eternity with God in Heaven. The Holy Spirit fills the people's heart with the Lord's Love. The Holy Spirit has life and the Holy Spirit has no death. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Life and one of the mission of the Holy Spirit is to bring His Life into the lives of people. The Holy Spirit in our heart is the garrantee of our salvation. The Holy Spirit is exactly the Water of Life that Christ gives to all people who suffers in the desert of the world.

Faith in Christ and love - it is two wings that lifts us to heaven. (Love God and love all people whith His Love)... :)

Our Lord's mission on the earth

‎35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. (Mt.9:35)

His witnesses

‎8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”(Acts.1:8)

What a privilege to be His witness everywere. To share about the Lord with the power of the Holy Spirit, it is awesome :)

Jesus delivered us

‎13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. (Col.1:13-14)

Your word

‎105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.(Ps.119:105)

Blessed is the man

‎7“ Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
And whose hope is the LORD.
8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river...(Jerem.17:7-8)

Our God

I love song:
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power and love
Our God is an awesome God. :)

Den er rik i Guds Riket som er rik med Gud's kjærlighet, glede og fred. Den som har i seg de fryktene i rik målet er sannelig rik mann, kvinne.

The promised land was a gift to Israel. But the highest God's gift to Israel was God's men like Moses, Joshua, Caleb, Samuel, David, etc, because in these people God showed His Greatness to the generations. God is Great and Awesome God. But the most valuable God's gift for all humankind was His Son Jesus Christ that He gave for all people. How great is our God. Amen

The Cross of Jesus

The cross of the Lord was painful for Him, but the same cross is our salvation. His burden - our comfort, His victory - our reward, His sweat - our relief, his tears - our hope, His wounds - our healing, his suffering - our comfort, His blood - our redemption, His Cross - our entrance to heaven; his death is our life. Amen.
The Cross of Jesus is a key that opens heavenly gates. Amen.

‎7 How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,

“ Your God reigns!”(Isaiah.52:7)