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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 the
women, 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.
But He said, “The Father sent Me to save the world.
God gave Me an incarnate body through the Virgin Mary. I
went as far as I could go in that body.” John 10:16, “And I have