Up, Up, and Away
Brady's message yesterday was about the ascension of Christ and he introduced the topic by saying it was something that we don't talk about very much. I was struck by how true that is. That there are holydays devoted to his birth and his resurrection, but the day of ascension is so under-appreciated that we didn't even know it had come and gone. When Brady asked what was significant about last Thursday, some said that it was Cinco de Mayo, some said that it was the National Day of Prayer, and some said that it was 5-5-5...but nobody knew that it had been 40 days since Easter, the day Christ went to sit at the right hand of God!He made a great point about how that must have been such an AHA! moment for some people. Jesus' birth was the same as anyone else's. He performed many miracles and even rose from the dead, but none of those events could have been as striking as when he simply lifted from the earth and kept on going. It had to be a "from whence he came" moment for those watching. "Where did Jesus come from?" "Ohhhhhhh...from up there...."
Our citizenship too is in heaven. He went there to prepare a place for us. We are pilgrims in this land, passing from strength to strength. Brady helped make that real.
posted by Thurman8er @ 1:44 PM
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I'm so glad your back to blogging. I appreciate your thoughts. Keep sharing. It's a blessing to me.
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