PROMISED RETURN
John 14:1-3
John 14:2-3: “In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with Me that you also may be where I am.”
“I can’t wait!” ten year old Cassie beamed to her friend Missy as they talked on the phone after Christmas. “My grandma is coming to visit! I haven’t seen her in-like-forever.”
“Maybe she’ll bring you a gift,” Missy suggested, smiling when hearing her friend’s delight. “I know you’re excited to see her again. I’d really miss my grandma if I didn’t see her often.”
Family. What would we do without family? When there are too many miles separating our homes, visiting family on holidays is very special. We do enjoy looking forward to having a good time once we’re together again. The same is true for the believers of Christ who are looking forward to being together one day.
Perhaps Jesus is just as excited as we are to have all His family in one place. His family is His church—all who believe in Him around the world. Jesus talked more about His coming back to earth than about His death.
And Christians know the significance of Jesus’ death. Jesus knew that He was born so that He could die. It was Jesus’ sacrificial death that paid for human sin. We’ve seen from the previous devotions that Jesus was never sorry for having to suffer and die in order to offer people eternal life. Our living together with God was always His plan when He created us in His image (Genesis 1:27).
Searching Old Testament Scripture reveals that more passages talk about Jesus’ second coming than His first. Consider God’s excitement for having all His children “under one roof.” Since people were created in God’s image, our excitement for family reunions must be inherited from our Creator!
Our excitement for being with God eternally need not die as we suffer trials on earth. Jesus is still coming back. Prophets, apostles and teachers remind people to remain faithful to God throughout the Bible. For He is faithful, even when we’re not. Jesus urges in John 14:1: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me.”
Can you resolve to Be Faithful to God in 2015?
Take Home Nugget
Just as excited as we are to welcome Jesus’ return, the devil knows that his end is near. For Jesus’ coming back is the devil’s final defeat, sealing his fate forever.
“Behold, I am coming soon!” Jesus promises in Revelation 22:12
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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