Because we do not talk much of Jesus’ ascension we have for the most part ignored the significance of that event. We understand that because Jesus was crucified, our sin is paid for, if we repent of our sin. Because Jesus rose from the dead, He can grant us eternal life, because of his victory over death’s power in our lives. But the Ascension is proof that the work of Salvation is complete because Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father to be our High Priest. Hebrews 1:3 says, “Who being in the brightness of His Glory, and the express image of His Person, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right Hand of the Majesty on High.” The picture of Christ sitting demonstrates that the Work of Christ is finished in the ascension and applied at Pentecost. Knowing that the Lord makes intercession on our behalf as His children, should give us the comfort and power to live the Christian life in victory. May we choose today to live in that victory.

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As we consider the Sovereignty of God, we need to remind ourselves of a few cautions:1. We should never use God’s sovereignty as an excuse for our own shortcomings. I should never say simply that, “God wanted me to do that because that is how He made me.” God has never promised to work in the heart of others just to make up for our struggles. I must continue to work to learn and grow.2. We should not allow God’s sovereignty to cause us to respond passively to the actions of other people that affect us. We should take all prudent steps within the will of God to protect and advance our situation.3. We must never use the doctrine of God’s sovereignty to excuse our own sinful actions or decisions. We must understand that God will hold us accountable for our harmful decisions and sinful actions. Deuteronomy 29:29 says, “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Our duty is to obey the “things which are revealed” that is the will of God as revealed … READ MORE

How should we respond to the fact that God is able to, and does in fact, move in the minds and hearts of people to accomplish His will? Let’s think about this for a moment:1. We must trust God in all situations – Our careers and destinies are in His hands, no one can harm us or jeopardize our future apart from the sovereign will of God, this is not a fatalism, where we resign ourselves into God’s hands, but an active trust that our future is in good hands as we trust God with it.2. We should look to God in prayer in all situations when some aspect of our future lies in the hands of other individuals. We do not know how God will answer our prayers, or if He will move in the heart of other individuals, but it is enough to know that our destiny is in His hands, not those of other people.3. Confidence in the sovereignty of God, in the lives of people, should keep us from becoming resentful and bitter when we are treated unjustly or maliciously by others. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of … READ MORE