Today is a very special day in the Wallace home. My older son Xander graduates from preschool this evening, and we could not be more excited. It marks a beautiful milestone in his life. It's important, and it deserves a celebration.

So even though my wife Karyn and I ferociously protect Thursday nights as our weekly time to stare deeply into one another's eyes and fan the flames of romance, we have made an exception tonight. There are, after all, a few things in life more important than date night. Preschool graduation is one of them.

But what about the far more important celebration today? What kind of priority does it get from those of us whose lives have been all-together altered by the occasion it marks? Who among us are postponing the otherwise sacred commitments of our lives in order to give it the attention it deserves?

Who even knows what I'm talking about?

For nearly 2,000 years, followers of Jesus have marked the first day after the forty days of Easter (cf. Acts 1:1-12) with a celebration fit for the King of kings. The day is called Ascension Day, and it's one of the most significant, yet least celebrated, holy days of the Christian year. It marks the day Jesus ascended not only to heaven but to his heavenly throne. Effectively, it marks the day our leader took office...forever.

As a citizen of heaven, then, whose King presently sits at the right hand of the Father, will you give the Ascension of our Lord the celebration it deserves? Namely, will you subject yourself to his reign and rule, trusting him by way of obedience in every area of your life, not just today but from this day forward?

There is, after all, nothing more important.