Be a Christian in Action

He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 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." – (Acts 1:7-11 NIV)

Wow! All this took place after Christ died on the cross and rose again. He was physically standing there and speaking with them. Imagine the awe the apostles must have been experiencing. Then, having been told they are His witnesses, Christ just disappears into the Heavens.

I don’t know about you but I would have been standing there staring at the sky for some length of time just as they did! Praise God for the angels He sent to tell them Jesus would come back someday. Most likely their appearance encouraged the disciples to go ahead and be the witnesses they were asked to be.

Since the very day I came to understand that Jesus is Lord and Savior and He entered my heart, I have been looking to the sky and waiting for his return. However, standing there gazing upward does not accomplish what God has asked me to do. I am to tell others of Him. I must be a Christian action.