(NASB) Luke 9:51 “When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem…”
(NASB) Luke 13:22 “And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.” 

  Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem and as He went He taught the people in city and village.  He knew He would suffer and die on the cross…He knew that!  However, He focused beyond that, not to His resurrection (as important as that is for the followers of Christ) but on His ascension!  He would be going home!  What joy He must have had as He anticipated re-uniting with His Father in glory (heavenly glory).

 How often do you focus on the process and not the end results?  Focusing on the process is a defeat from the start!  The sense of “dread” is a defeat!  Self-pity is defeat, always!  Thinking about your circumstances may be a defeat!  Defeated attitudes plays into the hands of the devil…certainly that is defeat!

  Jesus was never, ever, defeated by anything or anyone…ever!
  Jesus was heading home…yet He never rushed but continued to teach people as He walked toward Jerusalem…as He traveled through the cities and villages. 

  What about your circumstances…how are you approaching this day?    Where is your ultimate focus?  Each person is going to die…at some point in time…what will your destiny be?  Where will you spend eternity?  Everyone will have an eternity…the question is, will it be heaven (for the believer in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord) or hell (for the unbeliever).  The Lord God makes it very clear…we have a choice today to decide our eternity.  It is your choice and mine.  Accepting God’s words of truth or rejecting them. 

Your choices will determine your destiny.

  Homeward bound…Jesus looked toward His ascension!
  As Jesus was heading toward His ascension (and was homeward bound), how He must have yearned for people to hear, to receive and act upon His teachings!  He is yearning for you and me to hear, to receive and act upon His words of truth.

  Homeward bound…are you walking with Jesus through this day and as you read His words of truth spoken for you?

  Homeward bound…I love that thought…one day I will get to be in the actual, physical presence of my Savior…I pray that we will meet each other there…kneeling at the feet of Jesus…home at last.