Okay, so now I'm starting to see the whole Admin thing about the "Blessed preposition of IN"! I get it now! I think we all touched on it, but what got me was when Darrell was talking about the connection between the qualities of the Father, Jesus, and us. He says that the qualities that the Father has are IN Jesus, so he has the Father's patience, love, joy, all that stuff. And because Jesus is IN us, so are those qualities! Being able to access those is such a privilege.
With the Father, another thing he talks about in this sermon is how Jesus "wills those you(The Father) have given me to be with me where I am." In it, Darrell points back to John 14, where Jesus is telling the disciples at that last meal "I am going ahead to prepare a place for you." He wants us to be there with Him, and prays to his Father for that! For me, I immediately thought of that good old 90s worship song, "In My Father's House," where the singer cheesily yet joyfully sings about "a big, big house, with lots and lots of rooms/ a big big house, where we can play football." That's just a tiny little taste of the place Jesus is preparing for us!
While I was thinking about one classic song, Darrell brings up another great hit, Mercy Me's "I Can Only Imagine." Another great way to think about heaven, what will my reaction be? Utter silence, pure ecstatic joy, weeping, kneeling, screaming, or something else!?
Last note: for those of you who weren't there, the Barnabas Retreat went great! An awesome group of people, and showing them what Sonshine is all about (Hint: Jesus) was a privilege. Be praying for their hearts as they start preparing for this summer, and for the Barneys that had to miss out this weekend! Thanks guys! I'll be praying for the Drivers going up this next weekend!
Let me be the first to raise a cheese horn to your use of the word "cheesily" to describe our Father's House! And then to follow "cheesily" with "just a tiny taste" - well played. Love the fun recreational flow of you post. Thanks Daniel!
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