Week 18: Tuesday, His Departure and His Return

Shout for joy, we live and breathe between our Master’s departure andHis return! The parable of the ten virgins was about preparation for thebridegroom, and this parable challenges us not to sit on our hands whilewe wait for the Master. Jesus left this earth in Acts 1:9-11, and beforeleaving, He gave His disciples authority, gifts, and a commission. Theyalso were entrusted with talents, and though His absence would be hardto fathom, He gave them great comfort and responsibility (John 14).Much like us, they wouldn’t survive without instruction, love, gifts,comfort, and power.