Parting Blessing
The parting blessing of Jesus is a pledge of eternal love and unfailing care, and we ascend to the Father's heart with Him, reflecting His glory.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the ascension of Jesus, emphasizing that His parting blessing was transformed into a promise of eternal love and unwavering care for His people. She highlights that although Jesus physically left His disciples, He took all their hearts, minds, and love with Him to the Father's heart of love in heaven, where they now rest with Him in unity. Tileston encourages believers to see themselves as clear mirrors reflecting the glory of Jesus, as they are one with Him in the Father's presence.
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And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
LUKE 24:51
LIFT up our thoughts, lift up our songs,
And let Thy grace be given,
That while we linger here below,
Our hearts may be in heaven.
C. F. ALEXANDER
THE parting blessing of our Lord was changed in the moment of its utterance into a pledge of eternal love, of unfailing and ever-watchful care for the well-being of His people.
JOHN ELLERTON
When the living presence of Jesus was taken away from His own, it was not that they were to have Him less, but in a lovelier, in a diviner way. For when He rose up to heaven, He took there with Him, all their hearts, and all their minds, and all their love. So is it with us. He is gone up to heaven, into the bosom of the Father, into the Father's heart of love, and we ascend up there with Him, with all our hearts, and all our love, and rest where He resteth, in the Father's heart. There is there no separation, but one life, one existence, as He is one with the Father. And thus it is that being one with Him we can be as clear, bright mirrors that reflect His glory.
HENRY SUSO
Sermon Outline
- The Parting Blessing of Jesus
- The Living Presence of Jesus
- Our Ascension with Jesus
- Reflecting His Glory
- As clear, bright mirrors
- One life, one existence with Him
Key Quotes
“When He rose up to heaven, He took there with Him, all their hearts, and all their minds, and all their love.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“There is there no separation, but one life, one existence, as He is one with the Father.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We can reflect Jesus' glory by being one with Him and living in His love.
- Our hearts, minds, and love are taken up to heaven with Jesus, and we become part of His divine presence.
- We can experience a lovelier and more divine presence of Jesus when we ascend to the Father's heart with Him.