Re:Verse passage – Luke 24:45-53 (day four)
It’s easy to read the ascension of Jesus and consider it the “end” of his story. After all, he doesn’t have any more lines on the page, does he? But the ascension is not an end. Rather, the ascension is where the Biblical narrative and our present reality meet. Jesus ascended to the Father not to live in heavenly obscurity, but to take his place at the right hand of the God, where his ministry on our behalf continues. Paul reminds us in Romans 8:34 that Jesus remains at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us. That is still true at this very moment. We have our risen savior interceding on our behalf, and the very Spirit of God dwelling within us, speaking what he hears from the Father. Even in hardship, darkness, and suffering, we lack no good thing. In the work and ministry of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, we have everything we need.