This may be a difficult episode for some of us to love. It's all about the ascension of Jesus. The ascension is that moment described in the gospels and the book of Acts when Jesus went up to heaven. But the language of ascension is not just a “going up” language. That language is used, Jesus going up, coming up, ascending. But it’s not just directional, it’s primarily positional. Ascension is the language of Jesus becoming King. He ascended to His throne. King of Heaven and Earth, head of the Church. He is the King of the Kingdom of God. God has delivered to Jesus, through his death and resurrection, all authority and all power.
Here is the part that might be hard to love. If He’s not your King, He’s not your Savior. Is He your King? Have you bowed your knee to Him. Have you surrendered your heart to him? He’s not your savior if he’s not your King. If he’s not your king, you’re not following Jesus. You're just going to church. It's not the same thing.