Will He Come Tomorrow?
Lk.12:40 - Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Have you ever stood on the roof or balcony of a tall building and looked down? As you looked down with guarded fear, have you ever imagined jumping? Not really jumping, but imagined really jumping? As you stood there, did an exhilaration that was "exited fear" run through your heart? It sometimes makes you back away and adjust your position.
Now imagine for a moment that Jesus Himself will return for you tomorrow. Imagine it, really. Think on it; meditate on it; imagine it as a possible reality until something stirs inside you Now you will never really jump off a building, but Jesus really will come back. Now when you imagine that tomorrow really is that day, it will cause you to adjust your life. The deeper you reflect on that possibility, the deeper your life will change.
Jesus' return is a two-sided coin. One side is joy unspeakable and full of glory. The other side is an embarrassing, heart rendering sorrow that begs for another chance as we see our Wonderful and loving Savior and wish we had a thousand lives to serve Him! Let us constantly imagine His return at any and every moment, and with submission, love, and surrender live in a way that will honor His glorious return! Dear Jesus, my life is totally yours, bought with a price, so speak to me, your servant is listening!!
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This was convicting. Certainly made my heart flutter at the thought of wanting to go back and serve Him ten thousand times over after seeing His revealed glory... As Jonathan Edwards said "Stamp etermity on my eyes!!!"
His coming is certainly a purifying hope:
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
(1Jo 3:1-3)
Hi Rick,
You are so right, we should live each day as if His return could be in the twinkling of an eye. I have been also thinking lately, we do not know His return and we also do not know when He will take us home..we do no know what tomrrow will be...
Cristina
A hearty Amen to that post.
Rick,
In keeping with the tone of your post I thought I'd share a related link.
You may have already seen this, but please take a moment and check out this link.
Go about halfway down the page and watch the clip titled, ‘Are You Ready’ - it's about 45 seconds long.
P.S. - make sure your speakers are on!
Christ has come for us once, and paid our blood price.
Whether Christ returns for the final time tomorrow or if we die tomorrow, are we prepared?
Are we repentant and embracing of Christ's gift of righteousness, or do we hold to our human sinfulness in defiance of Him?
Dear Christ, I am a sinful being. Please forgive me. And give me the strength I need to endure.
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