Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Jesus cheering me on
I was reading in Acts this morning. Chapters 6 and 7 where Stephan is
blasting the Sanhedrin with a whole lot of truth and verse 54 : When
they heard this , they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55:
But Stephan full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and the saw the
glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56: "Look",
he said "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand
of God." I am not sure why the word "standing" struck me today but it
did. Scripture mentions the fact that Jesus is at God's right hand at
least 7 times.We know that the right side /or right hand meant a place
of authority .This is how God exalted Jesus above all others. At least
twice in the 7 times that scripture mentions Jesus at the right hand of
God, it specifically says "seated". The picture I have in my head as I
read this reminds me of when Ben played baseball. When he would come up
to bat or a ball was hit his way I would stand up. Standing vs sitting
did not change the outcome nor did it allow me to see what was happening
any better.I could have cheered him on just as well from a sitting
position but if there was a chance that maybe he glanced my way , me
standing and therefore becoming more visible to him let him know that I
was focused on what he was doing...I was paying attention. Jesus was
STANDING. All of his attention was focused on on Stephan. He was
cheering him on from the sidelines. He was letting Stephan know that no
matter the outcome , he was watching. What a beautiful picture this is.
When we are at bat, pressure is on, maybe we are struggling to find the
perfect stance, maybe we are striking out, Jesus is on his feet watching
and cheering us on.
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