Bible Reading: I Thessalonians 4
The promise of the Lord’s
return can be found throughout the Word of God.
John 14:1-3 says, “Let not your
heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be
also.” Acts 1:11 promises, “Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye gazing up into heaven? This
same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like
manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
Revelation 1:7 tells us, “Behold,
he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced
him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.” Many other verses also teach us that the Lord
is coming again.
The question is, are we
ready if the Lord should return today?
A tourist was exploring
the sights of Lake Como in Northern Italy and came upon a beautiful castle
called the “Villi Asconiti.” Feeling
brave, he pushed open the gate and went inside.
To his delight everything was beautiful.
Flowers were blooming in rainbow colors.
The shrubbery was luxuriously green and magnificently pruned to
precision. Over to the side, the man
noticed a gardener on his hands and knees clipping nearly every blade of
grass. The man asked, “May I look at the
garden?”
“You’re welcome to come
in, and I’m glad to have you as a guest.”
The man began to tour the
grounds and asked the gardener, “Is the owner here today?”
The gardener replied, “Oh
no, he’s away.”
“When was the last time
you saw him?” he asked.
“Oh, I’ve never really
seen him,” said the gardener, “but he promised he would come back.”
The tourist could not
believe his ears. “But you have
everything so beautiful. It looks as if
he’s coming tomorrow.”
“Could be today,” replied
the gardener. “That’s the reason I keep
his garden so beautiful.”
Every child of God should
live that way -- as if Christ is coming back today.
Someone has said, “We
should be living as if Christ died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming
back this afternoon.” He is coming
again, and I believe soon. Are you ready?
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to
do:
✞Live
everyday as if it were the day the Lord is returning.
✞Always
be doing what you want to be doing when the Lord returns.
✞Never
be where you would not want to be if the Lord were to return today.
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