The Father's Arms

When you think of our heavenly Father, how do you picture him? Many of us might see our earthly fathers, and project our own disappontments or expectations upon Him; however, we cannot be more wrong when we do such things. Our heavenly Father is perfect. When He embraces us, there is a complete perfection of comfort and love that comes with being in His arms. It is when we are completely abandoned to Him that we can experience the fullness of such an embrace. But as we read about the ascension of Christ, through Daniel's vision, we need to see how the Father might have embraced His one and only Son, Jesus, when He came into His throne room to receive His Kingdom. John Flavel pictures it this way. "the Father received him with open arms, rejoicing exceedingly to see him again in heaven; therefore God is said to 'receive him up into glory.' (1Tim3:16). For that which, with respect to Christ, is called ascension, is,with respect to the Father, called assumption. He went up, and the Father received him. Yes, received so as none ever was received before him, or shall be received after him." But there is a great joy reserved for us as believers as well, that on our day of reunion, our heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, will both be in Heaven waiting ofr our ascension so that they can embrace us and welcome us home.

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