{"id":457,"date":"2020-04-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/?p=457"},"modified":"2020-04-16T09:49:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:49:56","slug":"april-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/april-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke 24:50-53"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April 17, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Luke 24:50-53 we read about the ascension of Jesus. Jesus leads his disciples out to Bethany and there he blesses them. Then he \u201cwas carried up to heaven (v51).\u201d We see his followers respond in\u00a0<em>joyful worship<\/em>! The Gospel of Luke ends exactly where it began: with God\u2019s people worshipping in the temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-5334bbe ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-basic ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-5334bbe-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper{border-radius:12px !important;background-color:#f1f1f1 !important}.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:100% !important}.ugb-5334bbe-wrapper.ugb-container__wrapper:before{background-color:#f1f1f1 !important}.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > h1,.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > h2,.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > h3,.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > h4,.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > h5,.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > h6{color:#222222}.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > p,.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > ol li,.ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper > ul li{color:#222222}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-5334bbe-wrapper ugb--shadow-3\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-5334bbe-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luke 24:50-53<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ascension<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>50&nbsp;<\/sup>And&nbsp;he led them out as far as&nbsp;Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.&nbsp;<sup>51&nbsp;<\/sup>While he blessed them,&nbsp;he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.&nbsp;<sup>52&nbsp;<\/sup>And they&nbsp;worshiped him and&nbsp;returned to Jerusalem&nbsp;with great joy,&nbsp;<sup>53&nbsp;<\/sup>and&nbsp;were continually in the temple&nbsp;blessing God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#ededed\" class=\"has-background\">The Holy Bible, English Standard Version\u00ae (ESV\u00ae), copyright \u00a9 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-13bde71 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-13bde71 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#dddddd !important;height:1px !important;width:50% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-13bde71 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ascended Lord Jesus is still at work and reigns as King! He is actively engaged in this world and in each of our lives. How does this truth comfort you today? \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-d5cf103 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\" id=\"\"><style>.ugb-d5cf103 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#dddddd !important;height:1px !important;width:50% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-d5cf103 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 17, 2020 In Luke 24:50-53 we read about the ascension of Jesus. Jesus leads his disciples out to Bethany and there he blesses them. Then he \u201cwas carried up to heaven (v51).\u201d We see his followers respond in\u00a0joyful worship! The Gospel of Luke ends exactly where it began: with God\u2019s people worshipping in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/april-17-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Luke 24:50-53<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-devotional"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238.jpg",2000,648,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238-300x97.jpg",300,97,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238-768x249.jpg",768,249,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238-1024x332.jpg",900,292,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238-1536x498.jpg",1536,498,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238.jpg",2000,648,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.championforest.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/bible-banner-e1638982898238.jpg",2000,648,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>April 17, 2020 In Luke 24:50-53 we read about the ascension of Jesus. 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