A group of FAC post-highers left for Cedar Point early this morning. I have a feeling most of them will experience the “Power Tower” – a 300-foot ascent/descent thrill ride billed as an adrenaline factory that launches riders up and blasts them down, at speeds up to 60 miles per hour!
I gave up those kinds of rides long ago. I don’t need to be a physics expert to see that what goes up must come down, and those who are physics experts have devised some torturous ways to make that happen. But the Tower is a great visual illustration of both the law of gravity (on steroids), and the law of grace that Pastor Rick spoke of Sunday morning.
When a sinner accepts Christ and is welcomed into His kingdom, he or she is vaulted (faster than the Tower’s acclaimed zero to 50 in 3 seconds), from the pit of condemnation to heaven itself, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. It’s not just a neat-sounding concept... it really happens. Spiritually, we’re there - instantly. The problem is, we too seldom realize it. We don’t live like it. I guess that’s why Paul had to urge the believers at Colosse to peer out over rail of heaven and see just how high up they were!
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then will you also appear with him in glory” (Col. 3:1-4).
In other words, we’ve been lifted to the top – let’s let it captivate our hearts and minds! And let’s look forward to the day when faith becomes sight, and what has already happened spiritually is tangible reality...
Because the best thing about the law of grace is, what goes up needn’t ever come back down!
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