Saturday 11 April 2009

Stand* - Jewel

If we would enter a room where the Prime Minister or the Queen was present, would the latter rise up from their seat to greet and welcome us? Surely not!

"But this man (Jesus), after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God"
Hebrews 10v12 (Webster's Bible Translation)

The preacher referred to the above verse today. The significance of Jesus seated forever is obviously implying that his work to offer sacrifice for sins was completed. It was done well. Nothing else needs to be done.

So does it mean that Jesus will be 'sitting down' for all eternity?

Well, no. There has been an occasion in the Bible that tells us Jesus stood up! Just before Stephen was martyred, this was what he said that he saw:-

"Look, I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

So Jesus was standing! Do you not think that he was standing to receive the soul of Stephen. After all, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. He had the honour of having the Lord Jesus standing up and welcoming him to eternal bliss and joy in heaven.

The preacher went on the suggest that Jesus would stand up to greet all who has died and gone up to be with him in heaven. What a wonderful thought! The King of kings, the Lord of lords, the creator of the universe - but when we go to meet him in heaven, he will stand up and greet us.

Then i thought about Markus - what a wonderful moment it must have been when he went to heaven to find Jesus standing there, waiting to welcome him! Yes, Jesus himself. Not as how the cartoons tell us that it would be Peter.

And i thought of my dear father. After months of suffering and years of living as an unbeliever, how brilliant it must have been to be freed from his pain and to see Jesus, standing, welcoming him, perhaps even hugging him as he made his way into God's presence for eternity.

I had tears in my eyes.

I will experience that someday too. :-) Will you? You can, you know!

*The first track from her rather different album, 0304. This is my favourite track from that album.

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