Over The Shoulder - Finding It

Over The Shoulder

And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. John 6:39

Car keys, sweat shirts, and children’s toys. These we sometimes seek for hours when we can not find them. We simply have lost track of them somewhere along the house. Often times we think of the word loose with anything that comes after first place. The human nature in us sometimes just can’t get it right. But at the right time Jesus reminds us who He is; He should loose nothing and all the Father has given him never ever gets misplaced.

There comes an imagery on the raising up of these un-lost things that even a pet owner may know: a dog burying a bone. That treasure the nose of the dog and its spot, he never forgets on the whereabouts to dig up the back yard does he? Simply put, the Son has buried us with Himself in the grave, only to raise us up on the last day and He knows exactly what spot in the ground to go dig up. The cross has become an X marks the spot of a treasure, that is not only found, but is kept so tight a hold on that it is impossible to misplace. Job 28:23 & 24 says it clearly and manifestly: "God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

So where is the understanding? Or as the disciples asked, what must we do? In the earthly fashion we adhere to table, makes lists, and organize the shelves so that next time we know where those car keys are. This is not that kind of work though Church. The Son only has the power not to loose the ones He has called. Instead of looking around stop and listen. Hearing is the doing that vacates misplacement, for once you are in the Heavenly Father’s placement, there is no such thing as second place. Death and tyranny have been swallowed up by our Master’s finish. The it is finished on the cross that has no loose ends or lost cause. Jesus has been given the pennant already and it dangles all who have been given to Him. Where do you hang?

Grace and Peace. Amen.