Jesus has ascended and Reigns over the World

Verses: Psalms 47: 1 - 9

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.

My thoughts about the verses:

Imagine back to that moment when Jesus died on the Cross.  The whole Earth must have seemed too stopped for those that loved him.  The idea that their Teacher, Son, and Messiah was dead must have been one of the hardest things they would have ever experienced.  They had to feel a since of loss.  Imagine if you were there wouldn’t you have felt the same?

The battle had to seem to be over.  The disciples had to think for that moment that their messiah must have thought that the battle was a loss.  I love the song “The Champion” by Carman.  You can almost feel those three days in the grave as they were being lived.  Then as the countdown goes backwards you can see the excitement building.  The Earth shakes and the stone rolls away. 

Imagine their surprise when the final prophecy was fulfilled.  Jesus walking right out of the grave and overcoming death was the end of the Great War.  The Savior was like a soldier who did what needed to be done at whatever the cost.  In the end, the Savior became the Conqueror over life and death. 

Then the great Conqueror ascended into Heaven to reign over the world.  The conqueror was now the Ruler of the universe.  Now I want to point out that Jesus was always the Ruler of the universe.  Jesus was with God since the very beginning.  Jesus came to Earth to be the perfect sacrifice for us.  When the work was achieved Jesus went back to the Parent’s right hand to reign. 

That isn’t the end of the story.  There will be a day when the great Ruler of the Universe will return to claim his own.  To call those those have fought the good fight home.  A blessed day, when those that have accepted Jesus in their life will live in Eternity, with the One that created them.  Then on that day the war that we are fighting will be over. 

Until that day we must ask Jesus into our life.  We must strive to share the word to those that haven’t heard it.  We have to make sure that we never exclude anyone.  We have to understand that Jesus came for whoever would believe.  We cannot judge who those people are.  Only Jesus and the individual know if they are redeemed.  I know for me I am waiting for the trumpet to sound so I to can join the Parent and sing praises for all eternity.

Prayer:

Dear God we praise you for your love.  We thank you Jesus for your sacrifice.  We praise you Holy Spirit for walking with us every moment of our life.  Help us never to turn away those seeking your love.  Help us be a witness of your love to the world.  Be with us every day as we walk on Earth so that we can put on the good fight in your name.  In the name of the Savior we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Have you accepted Christ into your life?  Are you living the life that God desires from you?  Are you turning people away or are you leading them to the Savior?  Is there anything you need to do today to help others find the love of the Savior?: