Guest Blog - Why Did Jesus Leave?

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Monday, September 30, 2013
Guest  Blogger   Mary Watson

This is a great question. As I started to ponder Jesus staying and what that would look like, my thoughts turned to a couple things. First thought was that Jesus only left in His human form. The human form is a weaker form when you consider it being only temporal.  Jesus was transformed to a form which we do not fully understand yet. He was transformed to a stronger form which is eternal.  We believers living on this side of eternity have yet to experience this and do not fully understand it.  That day is to come when we fully know that which we only know in part in the here and now.  

Then my thoughts turned to the cross and Jesus's words to His Father in heaven, "It is finished." When we finish our work where we are employed, we go home to our loved ones. Well, that's what Jesus did. He completed the work that His Father asked of Him. Then He went home.   

Then my thoughts went to how much we would have missed out on if Jesus remained with us here. According to His Word, He returned to His Father in order for us to receive His Holy Spirit. Where would we be without Holy Spirit to guide us, counsel us, teach us and bring to mind all that we need while we wait for the world to catch up to the end of the story? We would not be able to do the work of the Father which Jesus has commissioned us to do without Holy Spirit.

My thoughts keep expanding on this so quickly. Surely Holy Spirit has much to say about this question. I will leave you here to go listen some more.   

I believe Holy Spirit spoke to me this morning and I will try to share in part from a morning devotion in the Discover The Bible, NKJV, with devotional by Dr. Tony Foglio. Dr. Tony Folgio shares from Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father"! Dr. Tony Foglio shares that we are more than what we see in the here and now. More than His creation, more than citizens, more than members of His body the church. Because He loved us, He has made us His sons and daughters. Sons and daughters of the Most High God! [WOW!] We can speak to God, call upon His name. [WOW!] We are adopted by God. [WOW!] We are wanted and loved much more than we can imagine. Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs -- heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. [WOW!] [my expressions]  

My closing thoughts are simply this: I often think that I would love to have Jesus right here with me in His person as did His disciples. But think about it a little deeper. If Jesus stayed we would not have received His Holy Spirit. We would not have the fellowship and unity of the Body of Christ. We would not be able to cry out "Abba, Father" and have that love relationship with the Most High God. I won't even go into not being able to worship Him. We could not continue to do the work of the Father. It takes Spirit to spirit, and reverse, for all of these things and much, much more. Too much more to share as a blog. So, please, turn to your concordance and seek out the wealth of information in our favor that supports Jesus going home and how we can (and do) benefit from His selflessness. Yes, it would be great to have Jesus right here. Well, He is here, just not in our temporal form.

Wise men still seek Him.

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