JESUS, THE PARTY GOD
Isaiah 53:3 says, Jesus would be "despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain." Yet in addition to this description of Christ Jesus we can find celebration surrounding Him in many instances of His life.
Right off the
bat, we can observe a celebratory atmosphere at the birth of Christ. An
angel appears to declare the good news to shepherds near-by and then the
excitement is so great, more of the angelic host split the night sky to sing
and/or holler God’s Good News! Wise men show up bearing gifts. A star stops
overhead for a supernatural lightshow. The birth might have been humble, in a
manger, but it did not go unnoticed by earth or Heaven – there was a party.
As a young adult, do you remember what
Jesus’ first miracle was? He mastered the elements, because He is Master of the
Elements and turned water into wine. Do you remember where He was? At a wedding
party! And Jesus’ life would flow like that – invitations from one household to
another – first a visit and party at Zacchaeus’s and the next He is at Peter’s
establishment fellowshipping.
Talk about a party, imagine a small
stadium of people showing up on a grassy hillside desiring to hear the awesome
teaching coming from The Messiah when Jesus realizes 5,000+ people have
probably missed a couple of meals to listen to Him today. He then proceeds to
create, probably the biggest Fish Fry the world has ever seen from just two
fish and some bread. Everybody was fed with some left over! Great teaching.
Great fellowship. Great food! What a party!
I love Jesus! He was and is about some
food, family and fellowship! In Luke 22:15 Jesus says, “And he said to them, ‘I have eagerly
desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.’” This particular meal and fellowship time could be looked
upon as a more somber gathering, but for what it symbolized to the disciples
and us - our salvation – what a meeting!
Christ has even created emotions
within angels so that at the repentance of one person, the angels throw a
praise party. In Luke 15:7, 10 we can
observe Heaven rejoicing in verse 7 and angels rejoicing in verse 10.
There is one more party that Jesus
Himself is making preparations for that will trump all parties before it – The Heavenly
Party. In John 14:2-3, Jesus
promised, “There are many homes up there where my Father lives, and I am
going to prepare them for your coming. When everything is ready, then I will
come and get you, so that you can always be with me where I am. If this weren’t
so, I would tell you plainly.” (Living Bible Translation) What a guarantee! And that
is some kind of prep time! It has been 2,000+ years since Jesus said these
words. I don’t know if I can imagine my dwelling place, but it sure is a joy
trying. You add to this a Heavenly Banquet for the Bride of Christ, Jesus and
His invited guests and once again you have a party! (Revelation 19:6-9) You
have the best party yet. A Divine party with perfect food, perfect fellowship
and perfect family relations. All this and an awesome future ahead with
probably more celebrations because of knowing our Savior, Jesus, The Party God.
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