That Pie in the Sky

Take a moment after this hearing. Pause and ponder how extensively you have become joined with Christ. "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land" - Psalm 68:5&6 NIV. "Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son" - 1 John 2:22 NKJV. "For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" - 2 Corinthians 4:6 NKJV. "In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: 'You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased'" - Mark 1:9-11 BSB. "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!'" - John 1:29 NKJV. "...a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were fearful as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!'" - Luke 9:34&35. "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself" - 2 Corinthians 5:19 NKJV. "I and My Father are one" - John 10:30 NKJV. "He is, so are we in this world" - 1 John 4:17 NKJV. "We were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life" - Romans 6:4 ESV. "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil" - Acts 10:38 ESV.