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While he was departing as they gazed upward toward the sky, suddenly… Acts 1:10-11

While he was departing as they gazed upward toward the sky, suddenly two men dressed in white robes stood beside them, and they said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking up into the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.”
Acts 1:10-11 ascension second coming heaven
At dawn let me experience your kindness,
for in you I place my trust.
Show me the path I must walk,
for to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8 trust love planning

And now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.
Acts 22:16 baptism sin purification
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a sacrificial offering whose fragrance is pleasing to God.
Ephesians 5:2 love sacrifice Jesus
The Lord said to Moses, “Climb up to me on the mountain and remain there. I will give you stone tablets with the laws and commandments that I have written for their instruction.”
Exodus 24:12 law obedience receiving
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their deeds, as were recorded in the scrolls. The sea gave up all the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them. The dead were judged according to their deeds.
Revelation 20:12-13 resurrection judgment
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
James 4:10 God humility reward
But whoever drinks the water that I will give him
will never be thirsty.
The water that I will give him
will become a spring of water within him
welling up to eternal life.
John 4:14 eternal life transformation receiving
He reserves his wisdom for the upright
and is a shield to those who lead blameless lives.
Proverbs 2:7 righteousness blessing protection
Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 encouragement learning neighbor
The Lord makes poor and makes rich,
he humbles and he also exalts.
1 Samuel 2:7 money almighty humility
For the entire Law can be summed up in a single commandment: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 5:14 law love neighbor
However, you, dear friends, must build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God as you await our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy, who will grant you eternal life.
Jude 1:20-21 faith Holy Spirit love
As servants of God, behave as free people, but do not use your freedom as a means to cover up wrongdoing.
1 Peter 2:16 life freedom evil
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her in order to sanctify her by cleansing her with water and the word.
Ephesians 5:25-26 love purification relationships
Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ.
Ephesians 4:15 love truth Jesus
But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me;
you are my glory and the one who raises my head high.
Psalm 3:4 dependence overcoming protection
Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself;
thus my lips will speak your praise.
I will bless you all my life;
with uplifted hands I will call on your name.
Psalm 63:4-5 love life worship
I lifted up my voice in prayer to him;
his praise was on my tongue.
Psalm 66:17 worship prayer praise
“You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and every other commandment are all summed up in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 13:9 law love neighbor
Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great:
He was made visible in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed to the Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.
1 Timothy 3:16 Jesus Spirit angels
Train a child in the way he should go,
and he will not deviate from it, even in old age.
Proverbs 22:6 righteousness family children
Behold, we are now going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and on the third day he will be raised to life.
Matthew 20:18-19 easter Jesus sacrifice
You, O Lord, are light for my lamp;
O my God, you make my darkness turn to light.
Psalm 18:29 dependence protection light
Then Peter came up to him and asked, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy times seven.”
Matthew 18:21-22 forgiveness neighbor sin

Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: I have heard, I have seen your tears. I will heal you today, and the day after tomorrow you will go up to the temple of the Lord.