The Ascension of Jesus Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:15-23. These Scriptures will knock your socks off and give you hope. “God has gone up with a shout,” says the Psalmist. After the Ascension, the followers of Jesus were “bursting with joy,” reports Luke. Paul describes the “immeasurable great power” that worked…