“Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him! So shall it be! Amen. ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’” –Revelation 1:7-8
How awesome are these words? How amazing is the promise God has made to us that his son Jesus will one day return again!?
As I sit here, on an airplane, anxiously awaiting my arrival at my home, to see my family who I haven’t seen in 3 months, I begin to think that there honestly is no larger excitement that I have ever experienced in my life. I am honestly overjoyed right now at the concept of seeing my family in less than an hour! As I focus and watch the minutes pass slowly and try to keep myself busy so the time passes quicker, God began to reveal some things to me.
I am so excited to see my family, who I have an amazing relationship with and I love them so much. Then God really convicted me, why am I not anxiously awaiting Christ’s return with the same jubilance and excitement each and every day? As a believer I should be constantly filled with joy and excitement for the return of my Savior or for the opportunity to return to my permanent home, in heaven.
This whole concept reminded me of a song by Carrie Underwood, many of you have probably heard it, it’s called Temporary Home and in the lyrics Carrie states, “This is my temporary home, It’s not where I belong. Windows and rooms that I’m passin’ through. This is just a stop, on the way to where I’m going. I’m not afraid because I know, this is my temporary home.” How amazing is that attitude! As a Christian I should be always awaiting my return to heaven and also be preparing for that change in my life.
So often I find myself worrying about small things in life and becoming stressed out… It’s like somehow I forget how BIG my God really is. How can I do that? My God is greater than any problem on this earth and I should always be awaiting his miraculous return and I should be preparing myself always for that day. Just as I would pack in preparation for a trip home and print out my plane ticket, I should have my bags packed and ready! Awaiting the return of my Savior, my King.
“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17
My God is so good, he is so amazing.
I await his arrival with joy in my heart, with excitement, constantly in anticipation of his return for his children!
Please be blessed today, find your joy in the Lord and in his awesome powers and in his magnificent glory!
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