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Way, way, way back in the day before there were locks on our doors and security alarms, it was much easier to break into someone’s house. However, there was likely someone home. You would have to overtake and bind the strong man of the house before you could proceed to loot it. What we are talking about today is that the ruler of this earth, the devil, is its strong man. And before Jesus can come and collect the souls He’s rescued, He must bind that strong man. Satan has been defeated but has not yet been bound. Until then, Jesus The Strong Man, can be at home in your life and heart. If you let Him.

Difficult Goodbye: Luke 24:51-52 They worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy… Why? Jesus who they’ve followed for 3 years, who they’ve given up their occupations for has just vanished, what about that would make them joyful? Maybe you think you know the answer, but I think you don’t. I think you’re going to say, but He’s coming back and you’re right, but you’re wrong. Your wrong, because the fact that Jesus is coming back, simply isn’t enough to make them be joyful at his leaving. I want to suggest to us something strange, maybe. And when we see life in this strange way - it will help make sense of the joy of Jesus ascension. While Jesus was on earth, He was fulfilling all the prophecy of Him in the Old Testament. It’s not the final , where we’ll later be re-united, rather it’s the beginning of the realization of the amazing plan of God to make a way by faith, to live in an age where we get to invite people from every tribe, tongue, and nation Joy Beyond The Veil