It came to pass, while He
blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. —Luke
24:51
{CHAMBERS} “[…] His [Jesus’] Cross is the door by which every member
of the human race can enter into the life of God; by His resurrection He has
the right to give eternal life to anyone, and by His ascension our Lord entered
heaven, keeping the door open for humanity.[…] Our Lord returned to His
original glory, but not simply as the Son of God— He returned to His father as
the Son of Man as well. There is now freedom of access for anyone straight to
the very throne of God because of the ascension of the Son of Man.”
{ELGIN} There are times when
we, as Christians, need to take pause and consider the magnificence … the
incredible truth about Jesus … His sacrifice … His place in the heavenlies …
and our new life in Him. Who He is ..
who we are in Him .. are more than mere factoids … trite phrases … they are
eternal truths .. supernatural realities … why would we not embrace them and
immerse ourselves in them? You know
don’t you. This morning is an
encouragement to reflect on who you are …
When I was learning land navigation in the Army, using a map and compass, the first rule for when you are not sure where you are is to go back to the last "known" point, get your bearings and strike out on your journey again. As Christians, we need to do the same in our faith journey as we navigate this life over often steep terrain and thick underbrush.
I want to share a song which
is sung by Andrae Crouch but one of the song writers was Elton John … that’s
right not making that up … direct paste … “Songwriters: ELTON JOHN, GARY
ANTHONY OSBORNE - Universal Music Publishing Group
Take Me Back
“Take me back, take me back
dear Lord To the place where I first received you.
Take me back, take me back
dear Lord where I First believed.
I feel that I'm so far from
you Lord But still I hear you calling me
Those simple things that I
once knew, Their memories keep drawing me.
I
must confess, Lord I've been blessed But yet my soul's not satisfied.
Renew my faith, restore my
joy And dry my weeping eyes.
I tried so hard To make it
all alone
I need your help Just to make
it home.”
Why don’t you make that your
prayer this morning …
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