Elvis Has Left The Building
Growing up in the early to mid 70’s, there was one singer that my mom adored and always listened to, Elvis Presley. When Elvis died it was a time of mourning around our home, almost as if a member of the family died. I grew to enjoy not only his music but also his movies. I can remember dancing around and imitating the “king” and thinking how cool I would be if I could be like him. As a performer, Elvis often attracted wild crowds and people would linger and desire more when he finished, always hoping for an encore. A phrase that originated at the end of those events, “Elvis has left the building” would signify to fans that the concert was truly over and their would be no more Elvis tonight.
The phrase has since become one of those pop culture phrases that we all hear from time to time and occaisionally use ourselves. It is used to refer to anyone who has exited in some sense. For instance, it might be used when someone makes a dramatic exit, baseball announcers on radio or television sometimes use the phrase as a humorous way to describe a home run, which is typically hit over the outfield fence and into the stands.
This morning as I think about the true King, I am glad that He has not left the building. What an amazing performer Jesus is. He continues to deliver spectacular performance after performance, doing great and mighty things. And I long to dance around and imitate Him!
1 John 4:4 (New International Version) You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Colossians 1:10-14 (NIV) And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Romans 8:38 – 39 (NIV) For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
