Jesus ascended into heaven so that he could be with each one of us all the time. That may sound like a contradiction, but it isn’t, at least not in God’s economy. Jesus ascended to the right hand of God the Father, the place of authority, and from there he means to implement his authority on earth. To that end he comes to us by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit proceeds from God the Father and Jesus the Son to establish the divine will in our lives and in the world. Jesus has no grave in this world. He is alive and active in the world today. This is the most fundamentally important truth for us to recognise. The King is alive! He is calling each one of us, moreover, to serve at his side so that God’s Kingdom may come and that his will may be done on earth as it is in heaven. There is nothing happening in the world that is more important than this. This mission of Jesus that you are called to is more important than your comfort, more important than your worldly status, more important than your wealth, more important than any other ambition you might be holding on to. You must be prepared to push all these things aside to follow Jesus. He is alive and he is with you right now. In fact, if you have opened your heart to him, he is within you. He means to expand you, to empower you and to make you THRIVE.
Reflect on what Jesus is saying to you.
Read Luke 24:36-52
