“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also” (John 14:2-3).
This was always the point.
His plan was always to create the pathway for us back into heaven, back into the family of God.
Through Christ, humanity has penetrated the Godhead.
And the Ascension has created the path, the bridge into eternity has been completed.
If we die in Christ, we’ll follow our risen and ascended Lord to new life in heaven.
So don’t overlook the Ascension.
Keep your eyes focused above. And don’t just look up, but begin your ascent up the divine ladder right now.
Don’t forget that the spiritual life is a constant upward move. Through God’s grace, we have to strive for holiness.
We have to strive to detach ourselves from the things and habits that weigh us down so we can ascend toward God and the place Christ has prepared for us for all eternity…an eternity that is going to blow your mind.
As St. Paul declares, “No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Cor 2:9).
Read the full article from the Science of Sainthood: https://www.scienceofsainthood.com/blog/don-t-underrate-the-ascension