[Jesus] led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising God. Luke 24:50–51 NASB
Apart from the Ascension, our human flesh would not have been brought home with the resurrected Jesus into face-to-face union with his Father in the Spirit. Consider even more deeply what it means that human flesh in Jesus Christ is reigning over all. The ramifications of this are mind-blowing.
But isn’t that the way God always meant it to be? From the beginning, God intended human beings to participate with him in reigning over all he had made. He gave humans the responsibility to tend the earth, to be stewards of all he had made.
May we discover ourselves swept up into what Jesus is doing in this world by the Spirit. May we find ourselves held in the midst of the life and love of our Father and his Son in the Spirit. And we can rejoice, for that is where we were always meant to be.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for all those you have brought to yourself, and those you have created for your glory. May your precious Spirit enlighten each and every person. May you draw each one closer to you and bring them to a deeper faith in your Son, Jesus. May your perfect love enable us to see and experience the resurrection power of Jesus at work in us and in the lives of those near us and dear to us, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
By Linda Rex, Elder
Big Sandy, Texas, US
Adapted with permission. Read the full post at Linda’s blog, Our Life in the Trinity.
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