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there for six hours. He had to go into the grave but that was only
three days. He’s still on a journey. That was not His destination.
He provided a righteous ground for people to get saved. So, you say
that His journey took Him to Bethlehem and Nazareth. That’s His
journey. But even after the resurrection He wasn’t finished.

Matthew 26:32, “But after I have been raised, I will go before you
to Galilee.” When He arose, the angels told them, Matthew 28:7
“And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the
dead; and behold He is going before you into Galilee, there you will
see Him; behold, I have told you.” Matt. 28:16&17, “But the eleven
disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had
designated.” More than five hundred people gathered in Galilee
after Jesus rose from the dead. So, you might say that Galilee is the
goal. But He said, “No, I’m not finished yet.”

Acts 1:5, “For John baptized you with water, but you shall be
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” He told
them, “After Galilee, go to Jerusalem.” Acts 1:9, “After He had said
these things, he was lifted up while they were looking on, and a
cloud received Him out of their sight.” He ascended and went back
to His Holy Father God. Is that the end of the journey? John 14:16,
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that
He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the
world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him,
but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you.
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” It’s part of the
journey.

He goes to the cross. He goes to the grave. He rises. He goes to
Galilee. He goes to heaven. And on Pentecost He comes back again
to put God in man again, so we could live as God intended men to
live. Was that His destiny; to come to you? There’s no question
that it’s true and He stopped at your heart. He was determined to
come to you. Nothing could stop Him from coming to you.